Review - David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition – The Complete Columbia & HMV Recordings
Rob Cowan on a revealing collection of recordings by the Russian violinist David Oistrakh
I hail the advent of a new miniseries from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants, having already found their previous...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 06/2024
This is a debut release for harpsichordist Melody Lin, showcasing her impressive finger dexterity in a selection of the instrument’s...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024
At first, the programme for this recital might seem haphazard, with two excerpts from Iberia separated by Scriabin and Kapustin...
Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024
Here, on the face of it, is an enticing quartet of works that have in common Russian composers and/or Russian...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
In 1904 the firm of Simrock approached Max Reger with the offer of an exclusive contract. Reger was clearly flattered...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2024
Gottlieb Muffat was Georg Muffat’s son, lesser known today than his father but a formidable musician and composer in his...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 06/2024
Here’s a pianist who once had all the hallmarks of a Chinese piano superstar: early success at a major competition...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2024
There are some albums submitted for review where just the mention of the pianist’s name guarantees a rewarding and insightful...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
For his fourth Hyperion album, Andrey Gugnin moves from Scriabin, Godowskian associates and Shostakovich to Grieg, where his stylistic and...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 06/2024
This recording originated in Kirill Gerstein’s pandemic study of Debussy’s Études, but it’s also grounded in his recognition that we...
Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024
Rob Cowan on a revealing collection of recordings by the Russian violinist David Oistrakh
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