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Beethoven & Mozart Clarinet Concertos
Michael Collins | Mikhail Pletnev | Russian National Orchestra
When Michael Collins has given so many inspired performances in concert of Mozart’s supreme masterpiece, it is surprising that we...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2000
(The) Art of Maurice André
The first true modern-day classical trumpet soloist, Maurice André is still an icon for many who reckon his unmistakable qualities...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 13/2003
Shostakovich Symphony No 3
While Mahler and Richard Strauss were, statistically at least, the composers about whom Gerard Schwarz had most to say during...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/2007
Enescu Music for Violin and Piano
Enescu’s best work, like Bartok’s, combines craftsmanship with a bold and often colourful exterior. Much of it sounds improvised. But,...
Reviewed in issue 8/2001
Schumann Piano Works
Like Arrau, Pollini oddly uses the first of the two editions of this work published by Schumann in his lifetime—a...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1984
Julius Katchen plays Rachmaninov & Dohnányi
Julius Katchen’s coupling of the Rachmaninov and Dohnanyi’s Variations was a classic of the mono LP catalogue, surviving on Decca’s...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1996
Druckman & Rochberg Orchestral music
Joseph Robinson | New York Philharmonic Orchestra | Zubin Mehta
Little connects the two works on this record other than the American nationality of the composers. George Rochberg's far from...
Reviewed in issue 9/1987
Horn Concertos
Hermann Baumann | Kurt Masur | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Tuckwell's 1967 record of both concertos by Richard Strauss added for good measure the concerto by old Franz Strauss, Richard's...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 5/1985
Mahler Das Klagende Lied
Mahler knew what he was about when he suppressed Part 1, “Waldmarchen”, of this early work, but our generation, ever...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1997
Bingham Choral Music
BBC Symphony Chorus | Fine Arts Brass Ensemble | Stephen Jackson | Thomas Trotter
To say Judith Bingham’s discography is meagre would be an understatement. Hitherto, the only works available have been a Mass...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 4/2007
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