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RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 2

Another ‘Rach 2’ dropping on to the doormat makes the heart rather sink. Except…the pianist is the wonderfully gifted Alexandre...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2016

Rhapsody

Mahler once described Chabrier’s España (1883) as ‘the beginning of modern music’. Although that assertion may sound absurd to our...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 10/2016

ZIMMERMANN Symphony in One Movement

Over half a century since undertaking the first recording of Die Soldaten, Wergo has done full service to the memory...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 10/2016

TELEMANN Concerti for Wind Instruments

Il Gardellino have been stepping out beyond their original Baroque wind specialism of late: they’ve devoted a few recent recordings...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 10/2016

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 6. Romeo and Juliet

All the markers for success are there in the first few minutes of the symphony: the expectant silence surrounding the...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2016

SULLIVAN Macbeth. The Tempest. Marmion Overture

A premiere recording of a major orchestral work by Arthur Sullivan in the year 2016? Incredibly, this generously filled set...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 10/2016

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2

There is an interesting discrepancy between Alisa Weilerstein’s image and that of the two Shostakovich concertos. She is marketed photographically...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 10/2016

SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos 2 & 4

Perhaps surprisingly for a conductor so steeped in the operatic repertoire, the more abstract world of Schumann’s symphonies seems a...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2016

REICH Duet

Steve Reich has argued forcefully and persistently that the lightness of ensemble touch required to float a piece such as...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 10/2016

PROKOFIEV Symphony No 6. Waltz Suite

Marin Alsop adds to the recent spate of Sixths with a curiously low-voltage performance. Her overall timings suggest that she...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 10/2016

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