Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
This is an essential disc not only for admirers of Jonathan Harvey’s work in general but for all those interested...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2016
This is a red-letter day: at last we have uniform and sensible recordings of the four great cantus firmus Masses...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 07/2016
Lock the doors, close the curtains and turn the lights down before putting this disc on. Here is music for...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 07/2016
Listening to his impressive new recording, it’s easy to understand why Cristian Budu won the Clara Haskil Competition in Vevey...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2016
Here’s a double delight. First, an engaging new work which deserves a place in the chamber repertory; second, a passionate...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 07/2016
Nicholas Angelich’s new release, with its conceptual underpinning of Schumann’s work dedicated to Chopin, Chopin’s to Liszt and Liszt’s to...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2016
Founded in 1580 by the Duke of Ferrara, the Concerto delle Donne was an institution that revolutionised women’s role in...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2016
‘I hope this CD allows you to dream for a while and escape your everyday reality,’ Henk Neven writes in...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 07/2016
It is old news to mention the fact that their polished blend and ensemble come from the fact that the...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 07/2016
It’s a mystery how often repertoire being recorded diverges from what is performed in concert halls. Sometimes there are obvious...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2016
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan’s monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings
This compact, all-in-one hi-fi package from Pro-Ject strips away the system-matching fuss,...
‘There is very little comfort here for anyone who regards music as an ennobling or humanising force’
Andrew Farach-Colton enjoys a sumptuous set of the Japanese conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan on sets honouring a composer anniversary and a Croatian conductor
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