Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Handel excelled even his own high standards when writing duets for his operas and oratorios, and it is little wonder...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 6/2010
Haydn rarely disappoints in the music of his maturity, and the four trios here were written between 1789 and 1795,...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1993
It was an astute move to begin this disc with the vivacious Round Dance duet, played with great vigour by...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 10/1993
Paul Dombrecht will be known to the early music aficionado for his oboe playing in various groups; here he is...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 11/1999
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884–1920) is best known, if he is known at all outside the United States, for two attractive...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 11/1988
Most of these songs (but with some important exceptions) suit the singer’s voice well enough, but how well they themselves...
Reviewed in issue 7/2001
Vivaldi’s fine set of 12 violin concertos, La cetra (“The lyre”), published in 1727 as his Op. 9, will be...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 10/1997
Emanating from much of this disc is the happy impression that Murray Perahia is thoroughly enjoying what he is playing...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1999
Compact Disc is of course a real boon here. You take your choice—a complete performance with full spoken text or...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 4/1989
Couplings of Schumann’s first two violin sonatas abound – not forgetting an outstanding one from Kremer and Argerich. The Third...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1996
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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