Search the Reviews Database

STRAVINSKY Symphony in C. Symphony in Three Movements (Davis)

It’s easy to underestimate the depth and breadth of Andrew Davis’s repertoire and indeed his sterling qualities as a conductor...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 01/2023

SIBELIUS The Tempest (Kamu)

This is welcome indeed: the first commercial recording of non-operatic repertoire from the world’s oldest orchestra for nearly 20 years...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2023

SCHUMANN The Symphonies (Barenboim)

Schumann is naturally a composer close to the heart of Daniel Barenboim’s repertoire, as pianist, chamber musician and conductor. To...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023

SAUNDERS Skin

Void may seem an unappetising title for a work of art, evoking the biblical phrase about the newly created earth...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 01/2023

SANTORO Symphonies Nos 11 & 12; Concerto Grosso

Cláudio Santoro’s music always seems to grab the listener by the throat. He had such an instinct for gesture that,...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 01/2023

Next Generation Mozart Soloists, Vols 3 & 4

The first instalments of this ‘Next Generation Mozart Soloists’ project, sponsored by the Orpheum Foundation of Switzerland, showcased ‘six big...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023

MAYER Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 (de Vriend)

‘The most prolific female composer of the 19th century’ – it’s an achievement of sorts, but Emilie Mayer (1812-83) deserves...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023

LANGGAARD Symphony No 1 (Oramo)

Here we have it – a new mix of the ‘homecoming’ for Langgaard’s epic Symphony No 1, as broadcast from...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2023

FALKENBERG The Moons Symphony

Whether as enhancement or alternative to Earth’s longer-term future, the exploration of space has never seemed as determined as now....

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2023

CAUSTON La Terra Impareggiabile

Writing in this year’s Awards issue, Richard Whitehouse hailed La terra impareggiabile as ‘maybe not a song-cycle, but surely a...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2023

---

 

Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews

Gramophone Guides

---

---

---

---

---

---