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Review of Glazunov; Prokofiev Violin Concertos

Glazunov; Prokofiev Violin Concertos

Like Rob Cowan‚ I was very much taken with Nikolaj Znaider’s début coupling of Nielsen and Bruch (EMI‚ 4/01); this...

Reviewed in issue 6/2002

Review of Granados Danzas españolas

Granados Danzas españolas

Alicia de Larrocha, that incomparable interpreter of the Spanish repertoire, is revisiting many of her favourite musical haunts on RCA...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1996

Review of Wagner Parsifal

Wagner Parsifal

The discography of this work is now extensive yet each new version adds to our knowledge and presents different aspects...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1994

Review of Britten Choral & Organ Works

Britten Choral & Organ Works

This is an enterprising selection of Britten performed by the Choir of St Thomas's in Fifth Avenue, New York City,...

Reviewed in issue 5/1991

Review of Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

I was astonished at the low level of the Teldec recording. In searching for the ideal volume setting I had...

Reviewed in issue 3/1992

Review of Dufay Mass: Ecce ancilla Domini

Dufay Mass: Ecce ancilla Domini

Dufay's four-voice Ecce ancilla Domini Mass was probably composed in the early 1460s. The three-voice Mass Proper cycle De angelis...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 11/1994

Review of Coronation Music for King James II

Coronation Music for King James II

The coronation of a Roman Catholic king in Westminster Abbey in 1685 involved recasting the service so as not to...

Reviewed in issue 7/1987

Review of Ferenc Fricsay - A Portrait

Ferenc Fricsay - A Portrait

Roughly half of this set is strongly recommendable—and even the half that isn't is still well worth hearing. Ferenc Fricsay...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Review of Puccini Tosca

Puccini Tosca

In March 2000 Riccardo Muti conducted a staged performance of Tosca for the first time, only the second Puccini opera...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/2003

Review of Jubilee

Jubilee

Listening again to Marriner's beautifully graceful, cantabile account of Apollon, I was reminded more than once of what Stravinsky said...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1985


 

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