Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 & Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Janus Classics)
Wholly satisfying performances in beautifully remastered sound featuring a somewhat neglected conductor [RMo]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]
Christine Walevska (cello) The Beauty and the Bow (Rhine Classics)
The admirable cellist Christine Walevska traced over 50 years of performances and recordings [JW]
Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 5 (Janus Classics)
Clean, crisp, immediate interpretations, very well restored and remastered [RMo]
Beethoven: Symphony No 5, Leonore Overture No 3 (BR Klassik)
Not necessarily so great an improvement over previous issues but wonderfully grand and energised [RMo]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 9 & 10 (Centaur)
Performances where the stars align [SG]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 3 & 29 (Hyperion)
Hamelin hits the heights with epic and fiery readings, gripping in every respect [SG]
Beethoven: Piano Works (Genuin)
Ulrich Roman Murtfeld is totally in command of, and enthused by, the music [MG]
Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra – The Early Years Vol. 5 (Pristine Audio)
Excellent restorations of Ormandy’s ‘World’s Greatest Music’ recordings of the late-30s [JW]
Michael Rabin (violin) Unpublished (Parnassus)
An unpublished live Beethoven Concerto spearheads this Michael Rabin release [JW]
Reimagining the Classics: Part 2
by David Barker
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): Live Vol 2 (Doremi)
Not the most obviously representative Tennstedt performances, but nevertheless strong and committed [PBW]
Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
A set to treasure [SG]
Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas (Cobra)
A boundary-challenging set [DC]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos No 1 & 5 (RCA)
(Déjà Review) This disc enjoys the privilege of being one of the worst I have heard for many a moon [CC]
The Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
A great orchestra pays its tribute to a much loved conductor [PH]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Deutsche Grammphon)
(Déjà Review) Lang Lang’s sparkling playing and considerable insights make for joyous listening [MC]
David Oistrakh (violin): The Warner Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]
Mischa Elman (violin): Complete HMV Recordings (Biddulph)
Elman in glowing pre-war Concerto recordings in London [JW]
Beethoven: Piano Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Schnabel’s “Diabelli” set interpretative and intellectual standards which are a daunting challenge to all that followed [CH]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 (Amchara Classical)
Well conceived and beautifully played performances from South America [NB]
Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)
A worthy release of outstanding playing [SG]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Recordings Vol. 3 (Doremi)
Despite slight reservations, these are performances of exceptional quality [PSt]
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano): Falcon (Aparté)
Aleksandra Kurzak is in striking form with an album of arias sung by legendary French soprano Cornélie Falcon [MC]
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