Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Benjamin Frankel was a late developer, and the first years of his maturity were also those in which he spent...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 2/1995
Bohumil Gregor’s handling of this evergreen score has remained among the more openly warm of any on record, in places...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1997
Nick Sandon’s masterly introduction is informative, objective and illuminating. It places Mary’s short reign within the bewilderingly stormy context of...
Reviewed by mberry in issue: 4/1999
Joaquín Nin (18791949)‚ born in Havana‚ Cuba‚ is a relatively new name to me. Best known for his songs and...
Reviewed in issue 5/2002
There are already several fine performances of the C minor Mass in the catalogue, and here is another. This one...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 12/1994
The 1979 Vienna New Year’s Day Concert marked the twenty-fifth occasion that Willi Boskovsky had appeared on the podium, violin...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 4/1996
In 1998, the Schubert Ensemble of London initiated Chamber Music 2000, to commission works from leading composers which were suitable...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 5/2003
Hans Petermandl on Marco Polo has come nearest to a complete survey of Hindemith’s solo piano music (over 90 per...
Reviewed in issue 11/1996
For those who agonize over Sinopoli's interpretations of Verdi and Mahler, this reissue is a reminder of that early phase...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1988
Inevitably the star of this record is John Sothcott, still perhaps most famous for his glittering performances as a recorded...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 3/1986
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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