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Review of SCHUBERT String Quartets D703, D887

SCHUBERT String Quartets D703, D887

Here we have a follow-up to the Doric’s acclaimed 2012 disc pairing the Rosamunde and Death and the Maiden, this...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2017

Review of TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 1. The Tempest

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 1. The Tempest

Victoria, Monteverdi, Carter, Boulez and a great deal in between: Pablo Heras-Casado is one of those conductors, not common in...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 02/2017

Review of New South American Discoveries

New South American Discoveries

These eight composers represent six Latin American nations, yet there are ties that draw their disparate voices together. The most...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 02/2017

Review of András Schiff: The V International Tchaikovsky Competition

András Schiff: The V International Tchaikovsky Competition

Given his stature as a philosopher/pianist and his public comments disparaging piano contests, it is easy to forget that András...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2017

Review of VIVALDI The Four Seasons JIRÁNEK Violin Concerto

VIVALDI The Four Seasons JIRÁNEK Violin Concerto

It’s a funny thing that, while we may bang on about how difficult it is to release a really distinctive...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 02/2017

Review of VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending (Jennifer Pike)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending (Jennifer Pike)

Top billing on Naxos’s cover goes to The Lark Ascending but the main interest for RVW aficionados surrounds the first...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2017

Review of TISHCHENKO Symphony No 8. Concerto for Violin and Piano

TISHCHENKO Symphony No 8. Concerto for Violin and Piano

Boris Tishchenko’s last numbered symphony, composed two years before his death in 2010 (a ninth was left unfinished), is a...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 02/2017

Review of TCHAIKOVSKY Symphonies Nos 4-6

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphonies Nos 4-6

In a foreword to the booklet-notes for this new BIS release, superstar trombonist and composer turned conductor Christian Lindberg writes...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 02/2017

Review of STRAVINSKY The Firebird NIKOLAEV The Sinewaveland

STRAVINSKY The Firebird NIKOLAEV The Sinewaveland

Ludovic Morlot has garnered great reviews with the Seattle Symphony and it’s clear to hear why in a fine, purposeful...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2017

Review of SMETANA Má Vlast

SMETANA Má Vlast

In a market crammed with recordings of Má vlast – several as historically significant as they are musically penetrating –...

Reviewed by Hannah Nepil in issue: 02/2017

 

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