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Ralph Moore
Sibelius: Symphonies 3 & 5 (Alpha)
Another winner in this series of Sibelius symphonies, suites and tone poems [RMo]
Beethoven: Piano Concertos (BIS)
Astonishing virtuoso playing in a highly empathic partnership – the best modern accounts I know [RMo]
Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 (BR Klassik)
Clarity, flexibility, detail and beautiful playing here but inconsistent as a set; some symphonies are superlative, others lack excitement [RMo]
Van Cliburn in Moscow (RCA)
Fine performances somewhat compromised by indifferent sound [RMo]
Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 3 (Cedille)
Serene accounts characterised by beauty of tone and homogeneity of phrasing [RMo]
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Oehms Classics)
A fine, flexible, sensitive reading somewhat hampered by a lack of sheer weight in the orchestra [RMo]
Berlioz: Harold en Italie (Erato)
Essentially unsatisfying accounts of two favourite Berlioz works [Rmo]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Warner)
Spirited, mercurial playing, compromised by a poor recording from Warner [RMo]
Wagner: The Golden Ring (Decca)
A glorious sampler heralding a complete project which promises the best sound yet for this greatest of Wagner recordings [RMo]
Bernstein conducts Stravinsky (DG)
A flawlessly played, atmospherically interpreted and beautifully presented collection of Stravinsky’s three major ballets with interesting bonuses [RMo]
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