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PEJAČEVIČ Piano Concerto. Orchestral Songs

No, I hadn’t either. And my guess is that, unless aware of CPO’s five earlier volumes of Dora Pejačevic´’s music,...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2015

NIELSEN Complete Symphonies

It adds something to journey through this amazing cycle of symphonies in sequence and in relatively quick succession. The recent...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 07/2015

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No 5

Ruy Blas is something out of the ordinary, and not only because of its sleek lines and uncommonly fast tempi...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 07/2015

MENDELSSOHN; TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concertos

The competition is fierce for these most frequently recorded of all violin concertos, both individually and together. Most of us...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2015

MAHLER Symphonies Nos 7 & 8

In the interview accompanying the Eighth Symphony, Paavo Järvi confesses that its first part is ‘not my favourite music’ and,...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 07/2015

JANÁČEK Orchestral Works Vol 2

Apart from Taras Bulba, one of Janáček’s more straightforward works and one given a strong and eloquent performance here, Vol...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 07/2015

D'INDY Orchestral Works Vol 6

Rumon Gamba’s d’Indy series – this is the final instalment – has done much to illuminate the complexities surrounding one...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 07/2015

HENZE Violin Concerto No 2

In his vivid booklet-note (one of the best I have read for a long while, both informative and entertaining), Peter...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 07

HAYDN; WF BACH Symphonies

Giovanni Antonini’s ‘Haydn 2032’ project continues in the same vein as Vol 1 (3/15), with a selection of symphonies from...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 07/2015

HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante MOZART Oboe and Bassoon Concertos

How good to see Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante given star billing. Usually it’s used as a filler, often to a ‘London’...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 07/2015

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