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Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Nelson Freire
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra | Nelson Freire | Rudolf Kempe
In his accompanying essay, John Ardoin puzzles over the failure of Nelson Freire’s cult following to expand into wider recognition....
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/1999
Rostropovich Live at the 1961 Aldeburgh Music Festival
Mstislav Rostropovich | Peter Pears
As a felicitous appendix to the compendious boxes from DG and Warner (5/17), this Testament release of Rostropovich in his...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 07/2017
Sciarrino Chamber Works
Salvatore Sciarrino’s music has much to do with silence. His works often seem already to have begun when the first...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 11/2005
20th-Century Chamber Works
It would be unfortunate if this disc went unnoticed, as the Ligeti and Kurtag performances are as perceptive as any...
Reviewed in issue 6/1998
Antheil Ballet Mécanique
George Antheil's Ballet mecanique (1925-6) has acquired a notoriety—through textbook reference rather than performance—out of all proportion to its musical...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 4/1994
Tatyana Nikolaieva: The 1989 Herodes Atticus Odeon Recital
Look at the close-ups on any YouTube video of Tatyana Nikolaieva’s pianism and you will see on full display the...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 11/2016
Piotr Anderszewski - Carnegie Hall Recital
Some recital, this. Piotr Anderszewski establishes a commanding tone for the opening section of the Second Partita’s Ouverture, hopping elegantly...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 8/2009
Evgenia Rubinova - Fantasien
Boris Giltburg | Evgenia Rubinova
A fine all-Russian programme and a fine young Russian artist (b1984, Moscow), though fully deserving of this prestigious calling card,...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 8/2006
(The) Russian Piano Tradition: Flier
Konstantin Igumnov | Yakov Flier
APR’s “The Russian Piano Tradition” offers an invaluable artist-led insight into the work of major pianists in Russia’s golden musical...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/2008
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra | Julius Katchen | Rudolf Kempe
Julius Katchen was a pianist whose playing exuded a glamour and exuberance known to few. I have returned to his...
Reviewed in issue 03/2012
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