Capriccio

Kapustin: Orchestral works (Capriccio)

Notated Jazz from the master of the art, Nikolai Kapustin, performed by his leading exponent [JW]

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M Herz: Orchestral Works (Capriccio)

Vital, imaginative works from a near-forgotten German composer [JW]

Schubert: Sacred Music (Capriccio)

(Déjà Review) Often imaginative and sensitive music accorded a high standard of performance [TB]

CPE Bach: Matthäus-Passion (Capriccio)

(Déjà Review) Full credit to all involved who deserve rich applause for their dedication [GH]

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Saint-Saëns: Organ Works (Capriccio)

Saint-Saëns enthusiasts should not hesitate to add this attractive disc to their collections [DBi]

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Bruckner: Symphony No 9 (Capriccio)

Poschner’s Bruckner cycle concludes with a typically inconsistent admixture of the very fine and the occasionally disappointing [RMo]

Dohnányi: Piano works (Capriccio)

Gülbadamova has a feel for Dohnányi’s style in this rewarding recital [RCh]

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Beethoven: The Mahler Re-Orchestrations (Capriccio)

Beethoven’s genius emerges triumphantly – which is exactly as Mahler intended [NB]

Bruckner: Symphony No 3 (Capriccio)

Three strikes and for me Herr Poschner is out … [RMo]

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Ullmann: Symphonies 1 & 2, Lieder (Capriccio)

A great recording that can also function as a strong introduction to the works of Viktor Ullmann [VM]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (Capriccio)

This brisk, nervy account pales in comparison with Schaller’s steadier, grander recording [RMo]

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Kabeláč: Complete Chamber Music (Capriccio)

An important set from a composer who had much to say, and said it without any compromise [HC]

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Bruckner: Symphony 7 (Capriccio)

A patchy account, hobbled by a particularly egregious bit of tinkering with the codas of the first movement and the finale [RMo]

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Schmidt: The Piano Album (Capriccio)

Sure to make new friends for Schmidt’s music [WK]

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Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Capriccio)

Poschner once more subjects Bruckner’s Third Symphony to unreasonable and unaesthetic haste [RMo]

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Bruckner: Symphony 2 (Capriccio)

A crisp, rhythmically alert account, making a wholly persuasive case for the original version of Bruckner’s Second Symphony [RMo]

Labor: Piano Concertos for the left hand (Capriccio)

Three conservative concertante works for the left hand in exemplary performances [NB]

Rózsa: Overture to a Symphony Concert, Hungarian Serenade, Tripartita (Capriccio)

If you like this programme, you will like these performances [EJW]

Tcherepnin: Three generations of Chamber Works (Capriccio)

Nikolai’s quartet and Alexander’s piano quintet are the stand-out works here [SB]

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Henze: The Raft of the Medusa (Capriccio)

An impressive account of this once notorious work [SB]

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (Capriccio)

A tight, driven account of Bruckner’s First Symphony which is a success even if I still prefer Schaller’s version [RMo]

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Bruckner: Symphony No 5 (Capriccio)

A beautifully played recording of the Fifth Symphony for those who like their Bruckner a little leaner and faster with variations of tempi strongly contrasted [RMo]

Reger: Requiem; Mahler: Orchestral songs (Capriccio)

A movingly immersive experience [MP]

Vivaldi, D Scarlatti, Caldara: Cantatas (Capriccio)

A release well worth revisiting a decade later [SG]