Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
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Beethoven/Meyerbeer/Spohr Songs
Von Otter has given us some pretty dodgy material of late – that kitschy Christmas album‚ and her misbegotten crossover...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 9/2001
Mussorgsky Orchestral & Vocal Works
The Royal Philharmonic play beautifully for Temirkanov, and it seems that he wishes the emphasis to lie on beauty of...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/1992
Beethoven: Overtures
The CD undoutedly brings a gain in freshness to the sound. The recordings are truthful in perspective and detail and...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 8/1985
Pott (The) Cloud of Unknowing
In anticipation of their 25th anniversary (in 2005) the Vasari Singers commissioned pieces from 10 composers, among them Francis Pott,...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 10/2007
Janácek Jenufa
The appearance of each opera in the Decca Janacek cycle under Sir Charles Mackerras has been a major gramophone event,...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 9/1983
Orff Carmina Burana
Do we need another recording of Carmina Burana, even a sonic spectacular like this? There are 40 available versions currently,...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2008
Russian String Quartets
A slightly curious compilation (two Russian performances dating from 1962, one English from 1976) but an attractive one, and very...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1990
Donosita Basque Music Collection, Volume 7
Donostia is the Basque name for San Sebastián, and Aita (Father) Donostia was the name adopted by José Gonzalo Zulaica...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 7/2004
Berwald Symphonies
It is good news that Herbert Blomstedt is introducing audiences on the West Coast to the Berwald symphonies. Their freshness...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1994
Morimur
The idea behind this release is the intriguing one‚ that by covertly slipping into his works snippets of Lutheran chorale...
Reviewed in issue 11/2001
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Review - William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
Book review - So Written To After-Times: John McCabe – A Life in Letters (Compiled by Monica McCabe)
'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'
A buyer's guide to first-time record players
The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to...
Review - Jorge Bolet: Complete Decca Recordings
Tim Parry explores the legacy of Jorge Bolet’s Decca recordings
Box-set Round-up: March 2025 (Edith Farnadi, Aline van Barentzen, Christine Walevska)
Rob Cowan on collections devoted to two pianists, a cellist and a composer
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