Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Krivine's performance is at its most effective in the more delicate passages of the symphony. ''Un bal'' waltzes along nicely,...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1994
This is a richly rewarding record, full of surprises and revelations. Costanzo Festa is hardly a household name (before this...
Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 11/1994
We hear too little of Marjana Lipovsek in Britain, so her new recording receives a hearty welcome, and not least...
Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 11/1988
This replica of the previous Music & Arts issue (1/89) of “the legendary 1926 and 1929 recordings of the Ballades,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/1996
If you want these three Russian works together on one Compact Disc, this one is worth thinking about. Each piece...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 8/1989
These recordings were made by Soviet Radio and date from 1973-4. Svetlanov was subsequently to re-record both symphonies in richer,...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1997
A quick glance at Warner Classics’s note reminds us that the twin sisters Güher and Süher Pekinel studied with Serkin,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2006
This, surprisingly, is John Lill’s first recording of any of Schumann’s solo piano works. I wish I could give him...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 5/2004
Some years ago Marie-Claire Alain gave a series of Bach recitals in London's Royal Festival Hall. The one enduring memory...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 4/1992
Here is a most congenial programme, ending with a tour de force which must be brought forward into the light...
Reviewed in issue 10/1996
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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