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SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concertos. Mythes

When it comes to recording Szymanowski’s violin concertos, given a first-rate soloist, orchestra and conductor, a decent hall, a sympathetic...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2014

CALDARA La concordia de' pianeti

On November 19, 1723, Emperor Charles VI and his empress Elisabeth stayed at Znojmo Castle in southern Moravia where Caldara’s...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2014

LINJAMA The Birth of the Baptist

Jyrki Linjama (b1962), a pupil of Heininen, Rautavaara and Durkó, has become increasingly drawn to church and sacred music lately....

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2014

TODD Lux et veritas

If Will Todd wants to be ‘the new John Rutter’, as he has already extensively been touted, then this new...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 11/2014

BRITTEN Simple Symphony. String Quartet in F

This release follows on from two earlier Britten discs by the Emperor Quartet on BIS (A/10, 12/13), which together comprise...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 11/2014

PROKOFIEV Visions Fugitives HINDEMITH 5 Pieces

The playing of the Camerata Nordica on this disc of music from between the wars is, in a word, sensational....

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 12/2014

Charlie Siem: Under the Stars

Charlie Siem’s new CD takes its title from a song composed by Herbert Spencer (1877-1944), a name that had me...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2014

VIVALDI Flute Concertos

In a world with no shortage of Vivaldi recorder concerto discs, avoiding the routine is a must. Some fail, some...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2014

STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben VARÈSE Amériques

First, Ein Heldenleben, remarkable primarily for the forward momentum of Ingo Metzmacher’s performance, the overall excellence of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester’s...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 12/2014

STRAUSS Don Juan. A Hero's Life

It goes without saying that this new LPO live disc enters a crowded field. What, then, justifies its release? For...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 12/2014

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