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Ralph Moore
Van Cliburn in Moscow (RCA)
Fine performances somewhat compromised by indifferent sound [RMo]
December 13, 2022
Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 3 (Cedille)
Serene accounts characterised by beauty of tone and homogeneity of phrasing [RMo]
December 11, 2022
Mahler: Symphony 2 (Oehms Classics)
A fine, flexible, sensitive reading somewhat hampered by a lack of sheer weight in the orchestra [RMo]
December 9, 2022
Berlioz: Harold en Italie (Erato)
Essentially unsatisfying accounts of two favourite Berlioz works [Rmo]
December 7, 2022
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Warner)
Spirited, mercurial playing, compromised by a poor recording from Warner [RMo]
December 6, 2022
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]
December 6, 2022
Bernstein conducts Stravinsky (DG)
A flawlessly played, atmospherically interpreted and beautifully presented collection of Stravinsky’s three major ballets with interesting bonuses [RMo]
December 1, 2022