Review - French School Pianists Play French Concertos
'Another invaluable set that puts pianophiles in APR’s debt once more'
Well into his educational sessions with the young conductor Olivier Dejours, Marek Janowski offers some sage advice on how to...
Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 13/2011
These are skilful and agreeable performances from Tamas Vasary and the Philharmonia Orchestra, in which the sound contributes to a...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 6/1990
Suk's works for solo piano are little played in this country, but some of them could well find a corner...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1995
Martin Werner is a 15-year-old Swiss pianist who confesses to making this debut album with great enjoyment and commitment. Such...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2007
This Schumann comes as a timely salute: like his legendary colleagues, Arrau and Serkin, Kempff died just a year ago,...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 5/1992
There is always room in the catalogue for a recital by a fine wind player, and one constantly wishes that...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1992
The 1950s seem to have been written off in hindsight as a pretty dull decade. But for lovers of singing...
Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 12/2004
These days, Nielsen's Wind Quintet is so well represented in the catalogues that choice between competing versions may in the...
Reviewed in issue 12/1993
Of the several 'complete' LP sets of Rameau's harpsichord works Pinnock's is the most satisfying; it is now the first...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 9/1987
Antonín Tucapsky (b1928) has lived in London for more than 30 years and has frequently been commissioned by British choirs...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 6/2007
'Another invaluable set that puts pianophiles in APR’s debt once more'
New releases celebrate iconic recordings, fresh discoveries and musical adventures across the...
WiiM Ultra/VibeLink Amp: an ultra-compact take on the ‘just add speakers’ system, this affordable...
‘With Karajan controlling everything, would Large cave in and take what amounted to a secretarial...
‘Yudina really was a “symbol of nonconformism” among Soviet musicians, dressed like a nun and in the...
Mark Pullinger leafs through an idiosyncratic selection from Erato’s Bizet back catalogue
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