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SAWER Rumpelstiltskin

David Sawer describes his Rumpelstiltskin – referencing the typically macabre and moralistic Grimms’ fairy tale of that name – as...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/2019

SAARIAHO Circle Map, Neiges. Graal Théâtre

Kaija Saariaho (b1952) has come a fair way since the works that established her reputation in the mid-1980s, where the...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 11/2019

RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos 1 & 3 "Destination Rachmaninov: Arrival"

Trifonov’s Rachmaninov is unlike anyone else’s. Whether that’s down to wilfulness and self-regard or individuality and integrity is open to...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 11/2019

MOZART Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 24 (Shaham. Hochman)

The G major and C minor Piano Concertos were last paired on disc by Lang Lang and Nikolaus Harnoncourt in...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 11/2019

MAHLER Sympony No 6 (1971 & 2013, Gielen)

Summing up Wilhelm Furtwängler’s wartime concerts in Berlin (5/19) I found reason to refer to Michael Gielen’s valedictory appearance at...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 11/2019

BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies (Nelsons)

How refreshing that Andris Nelsons comes to the Beethoven symphonies with no discernible interpretative axe to grind. He seems unconcerned...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 11/2019

ELGAR Falstaff CHADWICK Tam O'Shanter (Constantine)

Ever wondered what would happen if you broke Elgar’s Falstaff into several sections and inserted readings from Shakespeare’s Henry IV?...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 11/2019

COATES Orchestral Works, Vol 1

When I was a youngster Eric Coates’s worst fears were being realised, in other words (and here I quote him)...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2019

BRUCKNER Symphony No 7 (Gilbert)

This recording of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony has been released to coincide with the start of Alan Gilbert’s tenure as principal...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 11/2019

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Giltburg)

In most respects these are distinguished readings. Sonically speaking, the judicious balance between piano and orchestra conveys a palpable chamber-like...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2019

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