Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Bernstein plays this symphony as though burningly intent on convincing every listener that it is a masterpiece, Mata as though...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1987
Debussy was fortunate in having friends around him who were so thoroughly steeped in his style as to be able...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 7/2011
Paria (“The Pariah”, completed in 1869) was the last of Moniuszko’s six operas and he had high hopes for...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 7/2009
How splendid to have this deeply moving Manfred on CD at last. ''I never devoted myself to any composition with...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1991
For some years now Erkki-Sven Tüür has been routinely described as the leading Estonian composer. With this disc he not...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 9/2003
Only three works here are currently in the catalogue, namely Escales, the Flute Concerto and Paris, and this enterprising disc...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 6/1994
For anyone interested in Glinka's Trio, choice here is simple. The new Borodin Trio performance is greatly superior to the...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 8/1987
Approaching the end of what will surely become a classic series of Ockeghem’s entire sacred music, The Clerks’ Group here...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 6/1999
If many modern pianists can be dismissed with damning brevity, Ignaz Friedman’s elegance and aplomb demand a book rather than...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/1999
As another Naxos survey progresses I am reluctant to put forward the super-budget price as a primary selling point, but...
Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 12/1997
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'
The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to...
Tim Parry explores the legacy of Jorge Bolet’s Decca recordings
Rob Cowan on collections devoted to two pianists, a cellist and a composer
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