Memoriam
Alfred Brendel, pianist: 5 January 1931 – 17 June 2025
Newest Reviews
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Vol. 4 (Doremi)
Klaus Tennstedt in repertoire he did not record commercially, in variable sound [LD]
Sibelius: Symphony 5 (Ondine)
Clear, cool, lucid performances, short on passion but interpretatively consistent and coherent [RMo]
Mozart: Complete Works With Clarinet Volume 1 (Alpha Classics)
Nicholas Baldeyrou assembles a union of equals that is enormously appealing – bring on volume two! [ST]
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Nielsen: Symphony 5 (ICA Classics)
A particularly intense Nielsen performance, and a fascinating little interview [GPJ]
Sohal: Lila, Violin Concerto (Heritage Records)
A welcome second instalment of Sohal’s key works [DHa]
Prokofiev: The Stone Flower (VAI)
(Déjà Review) You must have this very idiomatic performance and production if you have any liking for Prokofiev’s music [RB]
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Symphony No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This carves a niche firmly for itself on any serious record collector’s shelves [CC]
Schumann: Novelletten & Nachstücke (Piano Classics)
Commendable versions of two of Schumann’s lesser-known piano cycles [SB]
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