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Baermann; Mendelssohn; Weber Clarinet Concertos
Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Kenneth Sillito | Sabine Meyer | Wolfgang Meyer
Heinrich Baermann (1784-1847) was the great clarinettist of his day, principal in the royal orchestra in Munich for most of...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/2002
Mendelssohn Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2
For the moment the Borodins have the field to themselves on CD. Recorded in what is obviously a very resonant...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 8/1986
Mendelssohn Works for Cello & Piano
These players give well-considered performances whose strong expression and lack of affectation take us to the heart of the music....
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 13/1999
Mendelssohn Works for Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn completed his First Cello Sonata during the autumn of 1838. Like the Variations Concertantes which predate it by almost...
Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 10/1992
Mendelssohn String Quartets 4 & 5
There seems an increasing tendency to record string quartets in church locations, and I can't help but feel that it...
Reviewed in issue 4/1989
Mendelssohn Symphonies
Herbert Blomstedt | San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Here at last is a modern digital version of this favourite coupling that I can recommend almost without reservation. There...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1993
MENDELSSOHN. SCHUMANN Violin Concertos
Christian Tetzlaff | Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra | Paavo Järvi
If I describe the Mendelssohn performance as meticulous, this is not to suggest a lack of spontaneity or awareness of...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 02/2012
Mendelssohn Elijah Oratorio
Perhaps it’s the recording location or the fact that this choir spends most of its time singing at monastic services,...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 3/2004
Mendelssohn Elijah
It is always a pleasure to listen again to this classic set. It now receives a new lease of life...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1993
Mathieu; Mendelssohn; Shostakovich Piano Concertos
Alain Lefèvre | David Lefevre | London Mozart Players | Matthias Bamert | Paul Archibald
I must confess that André Mathieu wasn’t even a name to me when I received this disc. Deliberately listening without...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 6/2010
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