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SULLIVAN Macbeth. The Tempest. Marmion Overture

A premiere recording of a major orchestral work by Arthur Sullivan in the year 2016? Incredibly, this generously filled set...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 10/2016

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2

There is an interesting discrepancy between Alisa Weilerstein’s image and that of the two Shostakovich concertos. She is marketed photographically...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 10/2016

SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos 2 & 4

Perhaps surprisingly for a conductor so steeped in the operatic repertoire, the more abstract world of Schumann’s symphonies seems a...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2016

REICH Duet

Steve Reich has argued forcefully and persistently that the lightness of ensemble touch required to float a piece such as...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 10/2016

PROKOFIEV Symphony No 6. Waltz Suite

Marin Alsop adds to the recent spate of Sixths with a curiously low-voltage performance. Her overall timings suggest that she...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 10/2016

MOZART Symphonies Nos 39 - 41

These recordings were made during a 2015 tour celebrating the 40th birthday of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the 25th...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 10/2016

MOZART Oboe Concerto. Oboe Quintet

As a showcase of Mozart’s works featuring a solo oboe, this should serve well enough. Frank de Bruine has long...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 10/2016

MENDELSSOHN Symphonies Nos 1 & 4

As they did in concert, the London Symphony Orchestra offer Mendelssohn’s first and second thoughts for the third movement of...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 10/2016

MAXWELL DAVIES Concert Overture. Last Door of Light

Two substantial late works of Maxwell Davies here receive first recordings. Ebb of Winter (2013) is designated a concert overture,...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 10/2016

D'INDY Symphony No 2

The d’Indy discography has become increasingly distinguished of late, largely thanks to Rumon Gamba’s comprehensive survey of the orchestral works...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 10/2016

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