Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
The idea behind Steve Reich's The Four Sections sprang from a conversation with Michael Tilson Thomas, who suggested that he...
Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 6/1991
Carissimi's Latin oratorios are justly esteemed; they are carefully crafted musical dramas, of considerable expressive force, on a miniature scale....
Reviewed in issue 7/1987
Like Ofra Harnoy’s recent RCA version of the Dvorak (see above), this one has a fancy title, but a much...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1996
It is extraordinary how often Tortelier goes for and gets an accomplished fluid line in the Rachmaninov; and if the...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/1999
This is the latest of Alan Feinberg's American anthologies on Argo, all of which I have enjoyed. The first (2/91)...
Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 1/1994
This is a straightforward Seasons, a perfectly good pick from the many available recordings for anyone who wants the music...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/2007
Following the previous volumes of works for solo piano and for piano duo and duet, Martin Jones completes his survey...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/2009
Harnoncourt has waited over 30 years to return with his Concentus Musicus Wien to the ‘Great Passion’, which, but for...
Reviewed in issue 6/2001
So, the series has come of age. Twenty-one volumes, which means (taking the present programme of 12 as average) about...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 13/2009
In writing of his Axur, Re d'Ormus, in December, I referred to Salieri's position as Gluck's acknowledged heir. Now, as...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1991
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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