Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony No.4
by Alan George
Beethoven & Mozart: String Quartets (Biddulph)
The short-lived brilliance of the Primrose Quartet heard in 1939 broadcasts [JW]
Beethoven: Symphony No.3
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.2
by Alan George
Leif Segerstam (conductor): Segerstam in Aarhus (Danacord)
Brilliant final testimony to Leif Segerstam’s recording career [JF]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]
Beethoven: Symphony No.1
by Alan George
The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)
The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): Live Vol 5 (Doremi)
Wonderful performances by a great conductor [PSt]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]
Unpublished! Spalding and Dohnányi in Concert (Parnassus)
Albert Spalding in the sunset of his career accompanied by Dohnányi in a sonata sequence [JW]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Vol. 4 (Doremi)
Klaus Tennstedt in repertoire he did not record commercially, in variable sound [LD]
Le Temps suspendu: Beethoven & Schubert (B Records)
Superlative, daringly innovative accounts of two Romantic chamber music masterpieces [RMo]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Committed playing from Menuhin’s Indian Summer, excellently partnered by son Jeremy [GF]
Beethoven: Piano Trios 1, 3 & 4 (Apex)
An excellent all-round recording [EML]
Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Grosse Fuge (Archipel)
It’s great that these performances are newly available, but sample before you buy [JW]
Poldi Mildner (piano) German Broadcast Recordings (Meloclassic)
The treasures keep on coming in this third packed volume of Poldi Mildner’s dynamic and exciting playing [RCh]
Beethoven & Lentz: Violin Concertos (Pentatone)
Two violin concertos: Lentz’s is the USP, but Beethoven’s is the winner [ST]
Beethoven: String Quartets arranged for saxophones (Bright Shiny Things)
If ever you’ve wondered how Beethoven’s string quartets would sound played by saxophones [MZ]
Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]
Für Beethoven: Arrangements for Guitar & Piano (MP Editions)
The unlikely pairing of guitar and fortepiano yields surprising musical discoveries in this engaging collection of Beethoven arrangements and related works [SSc]
Jascha Heifetz (violin) Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) No Heifetz admirer should be without this [JW]
Bernard Haitink (conductor): Portrait Volume II (BR Klassik)
A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]
