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Review of Pavel Lisitian (born 1911)

Pavel Lisitian (born 1911)

Alexander Orlov | Alexsander Melik-Pashayev | Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra | Elizaveta Shumskaya | Nikolai Golovanov | Onissim Bron | Pavel Lisitsian | Samuel Samosud | Vassily Nebolsin | Vladimir Piradov

Lebendige Vergangenheit

Even today the true stature of Lisitsian has not been fully acknowledged (for instance he doesn't get a mention even...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1993

Review of Aksel Schiøtz, Vol. 2

Aksel Schiøtz, Vol. 2

Aksel Schiøtz | Elsa Sigfuss | Folmer Jensen | Gerald Moore | Holger Nørgaard | Instrumental Ensemble | Ulrik Neumann

Danacord

The years 1945-6 were particularly fruitful ones for Schiotz in relation to recording. With Walter Legge’s eager support the Danish...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1997

Review of BRUCH Piano Works (Christof Keymer)

BRUCH Piano Works (Christof Keymer)

Christof Keymer

CPO

Max Bruch’s music has been popular with string players for the past century and a half but his is not...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2021

Review of Daniil Trifonov: Chopin Evocations

Daniil Trifonov: Chopin Evocations

Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Mikhail Pletnev | Sergei Babyan

Deutsche Grammophon

Daniil Trifonov’s last release was an impressive and exhilarating two-disc programme of Liszt’s Studies (10/16). It was an Editor’s Choice and...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2017

Review of Pupils of Clara Schumann

Pupils of Clara Schumann

Adelina de Lara | Albert Ferber | Ernest Ansermet | Fanny Davies | Ilona Eibenschütz | Royal Philharmonic Society Orchestra

Pearl

Over many years now Pearl have provided us with an abundance of important historical issues—but none more significant than this,...

Reviewed in issue 7/1986

Review of Rita Streich - Lieder Recital

Rita Streich - Lieder Recital

Erik Werba | Günther Weissenborn | Heinrich Geusser | Rita Streich

Dokumente

''Not just a pretty voice'' is the heading given to Karl Schumann's essay on the singer in the accompanying booklet....

Reviewed in issue 10/1994

Review of Lotte Lehmann - Victor recordings 1935-40

Lotte Lehmann - Victor recordings 1935-40

Bruno Reibold | Ernö Balogh | Lauritz Melchior | Lotte Lehmann | Paul Ulanowsky | Victor Orchestra

Romophone

This is another invaluable example of complete documentation from Romophone, including much material new to the British catalogue. Lotte Lehmann...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1996

Review of BRUCH 8 Pieces. Kol Bidrei. Romance

BRUCH 8 Pieces. Kol Bidrei. Romance

Trio Apollon

Sony Classical

Even as a lapsed clarinettist, it’s difficult to argue much of a case for Bruch’s Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 03/2016

Review of Josef Lhévinne The Complete Recordings

Josef Lhévinne The Complete Recordings

Josef Lhévinne | Rosina Lhévinne

Novello

To have all Lhevinne's recordings reissued on one CD is marvellous in a way, but we are thus made aware...

Reviewed in issue 12/1989

Review of Elsie Suddaby (1893-1980) - Volume 2

Elsie Suddaby (1893-1980) - Volume 2

(Anonymous) Orchestra | Albert Coates | Charles Kennedy Scott | Chorus | Elsie Suddaby | George W. Byng | Gerald Moore | Howard Fry | Hugh Allen | Isobel Baillie

Amphion

Vaughan Williams showed a fine appreciation of Elsie Suddaby’s qualities when he assigned to her the most delicate, and most...

Reviewed in issue 10/1997

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