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SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No 1 ZEMLINSKY Lyric Symphony

This is a very attractive pairing of two early 20th-century works distinguished by the opulence of their orchestral textures. Szymanowski’s...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 07/2019

SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite. Spring Song. Suite from “Belshazzar’s Feast”

Sakari Oramo has recorded precious little Sibelius since his time in Birmingham but don’t think the repertoire on this disc...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 07/2019

SCHUMANN Symphonies (Thielemann. Jansons)

Christian Thielemann’s 60th birthday present to himself is a set of the four Schumann symphonies, which he toured with the...

Reviewed by Libby McPhee in issue: 07/2019

SCHUBERT Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 (Holliger)

Having impressed earlier this year with a great Great C major (2/19), Heinz Holliger and his Swiss chamber players go...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 07/2019

SAARIAHO True Fire. Ciel d'hiver. Trans (Lintu)

One concerto, one song-cycle, one refashioned slice of an orchestral work from Kaija Saariaho and another case of the composer’s...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 07/2019

Tango Seasons (Capella Gabetta)

Piazzolla on Baroque period instruments? I was somewhat sceptical before slipping the CD into the player, but my doubts were...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 07/2019

Leningrad Violin Concertos

Northern Flowers continues to unearth much of interest out of the Soviet musical archives. This latest release features three concertos...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 07/2019

Mendelssohn in Birmingham Vol 5: Overtures

This engaging disc of Mendelssohn’s overtures forms the final volume of Edward Gardner and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 07/2019

MATTHEWS Symphony No 9 (Woods)

Pretty much every major symphonist from Brahms to Maxwell Davies leaves a trace on the Ninth Symphony of David Matthews....

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 06/2019

LASSEN; SCHARWENKA; LANGGAARD Violin Concertos

There is always the exciting prospect, when presented with a disc of an unknown work by some neglected composer, of...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2019

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