Lo Sposalizio - The Ceremonial Wedding of Venice to the Sea

Vivid documentation and the close links between Venice’s music and her institutions have led over the years to memorable reconstructions...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 10/1998

Debussy Orchestral Works

For some, the main attraction of Abbado in Lucerne will be the great Italian maestro conducting Debussy at the 2003...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 1/2005

Ravel/Schnittke/Szymanowski - Works for Violin and Piano

The choice of items is certainly intelligent: all four pieces demand virtuoso techniques from both players, but also something more....

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 10/2000

Wagner Tristan und Isolde

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 5/2001

Prokofiev Symphonies

First, the good news. The actual sound of this new Decca issue from Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra of...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 4/1995

Wagner Orchestral Works

These are all live performances. The Tristan Act 1 Prelude comes from Furtwangler's first appearance at Bayreuth. Though the sound...

Reviewed in issue 2/1989

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2; Paganini Rhapsody

Since Cecile Licad is virtually unknown in this country (though she has appeared here once with this same concerto) it...

Reviewed in issue 5/1984

Silencio

The many silences that punctuate Tabula rasa register with heightened impact in the context of this highly dramatic performance. The...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2001

Nørgård Symphony No 6; Terrains Vagues

Per Nørgård’s symphonies do not form a smoothly evolving or cohesive cycle‚ so it is no surprise that the Sixth...

Reviewed in issue 7/2002

R. Strauss/Schoenberg Orchestral Works

These two late-romantic masterworks, by the youthful Schoenberg and the ageing Strauss, are becoming such regular partners on disc that...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1991