Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Here is the fine German performing tradition at its best. Keen scholarship, professional thoroughness and a shared love of music...
Reviewed in issue 12/1994
Ever had the feeling you’ve been somewhere before? If you know and like Michael Torke’s work then familiarity is part...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 2/2003
‘ArtistLed’ means that the artists act as their own record producers. In this case, the result is certainly to their...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 7/2004
Vivaldi was generous to oboists and to the 11 of his completed concertos for the oboe already available on various...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1990
Ronald Stevenson’s ‘The Transcendental Tradition’ is transcendental in more than one sense. The title was first proposed by Peter Pears...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2006
Antoine Desmarest was one of the many French composers of Louis XIV’s time who, thanks to the scheming of Lully,...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 9/1998
Louis Beydts is not a name to conjure with these days, but apart from being a good minor composer he...
Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 5/2005
Langlais was one of the most influential organists of this century. This well-chosen selection of his many compositions displays his...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 3/1999
Apart from its obvious historical interest, it is difficult to recommend this reissue to any but those die-hards who must...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 13/1998
Leif Segerstam’s Sibelius symphony cycle for Ondine concludes with this meticulously observant, keenly pondered reading of the Fourth. The Finnish...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2005
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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