Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
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ELGAR; FINZI Violin Concertos (Ning Feng)
The way Ning Feng shapes the opening phrases of the Elgar Concerto, I’m fairly certain he’s given careful study to...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 01/2019
CUTLER Elsewhereness
Following his arresting debut ‘Bartlebooth’ (9/08) and the ‘Drempel’ miscellany as co-director of Noszferatu (1/11), ‘Elsewhereness’ is Joe Cutler’s second...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2019
BRUCH; STENHAMMAR Violin Concertos (Svarfvar)
Christian Svarfvar muses poetically over the opening solo of the Bruch Concerto. He’s hardly alone in disregarding the composer’s instruction...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 01/19
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 9 (Antonini)
Back in September 2010 I remarked how the Fifth and Sixth symphonies ‘really swing’ under Giovanni Antonini, and now his...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2019
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 3 STRAUSS Horn Concerto (Honeck)
Reading Manfred Honeck’s extensive booklet note (nearly 10 single-spaced pages on the Eroica alone) before playing the CD left me...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2018
JS BACH Violin Concertos (Shunske Sato)
It was never going to be a complete surprise to find these four concertos to be an exquisitely joyous and...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 01/2019
JS BACH Brandenburg Concertos (Mortensen)
The tone of Concerto Copenhagen’s Brandenburgs is set right at the beginning of Concerto No 1, where the usual raucous...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2018
Suite italienne (Francesca Dego, Francesca Leonardi)
The cover photos suggest glamour; the first item in the programme is romantic with a capital R. But don’t be...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 01/2019
The Scene of the Crime
No ‘difficult second album’ for Colin Currie’s new record label but instead a worthy successor to the label’s imposing inauguration...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2019
A SIERRA Butterflies Remember a Mountain
When Bridge champions a composer, one needs to sit up and take notice: the series devoted to George Crumb, Fred...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2019
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Replay: The Guarneri at the top of their game; François in concert; Demus in Dresden
Rob Cowan’s monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings
Pro-Ject Stereo Set E CD: Small System, Big Appeal
This compact, all-in-one hi-fi package from Pro-Ject strips away the system-matching fuss,...
Book review - The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival (by Anne Sebba)
‘There is very little comfort here for anyone who regards music as an ennobling or humanising force’
Review - Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa: A Tribute
Andrew Farach-Colton enjoys a sumptuous set of the Japanese conductor’s recordings
Shostakovich at 50: three new box-sets that do the composer justice
Rob Cowan on sets honouring a composer anniversary and a Croatian conductor
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