Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
This set appeared in its complete form only in the United States. Perhaps RCA felt in 1959 it couldn't stand...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1991
This is a souvenir of what was obviously a jolly even- ing, a cabaret of songs about London presented as...
Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 5/2003
Having recorded Messiah, Bach’s B minor Mass, Mozart’s Requiem and Monteverdi’s Vespers, Boston Baroque and Martin Pearlman continue their survey...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 6/2006
This invaluable disc crowns Leslie Howard’s Herculean Liszt cycle recorded on 95 CDs. These are all first recordings of versions...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/2003
The War Requiem is a work of such genius and of such universality that it can benefit from different and...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1993
Pan's Labyrinth tells the story of a little girl who creates a fantasy world as a means of escape from...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 3/2007
It is apt that the Concertgebouw’s own label should launch with a heart-warming performance recorded live by Mariss Jansons, newly...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/2005
A committed player by any standards, German-born Linus Roth, who is now in his late twenties, can certainly claim the...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2006
Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809) grew up and began his musical career as a violinist against the background of the Mannheim...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/2005
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960) is one of the shadowy figures of British musical history. We may know his name, but...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 11/1993
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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