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Ralph Moore

Beethoven concertos BIS2581

Beethoven: Piano Concertos (BIS)

Astonishing virtuoso playing in a highly empathic partnership – the best modern accounts I know [RMo]

Mahler symphonies 900719

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]

Cliburn Moscow 09026626952

Van Cliburn in Moscow (RCA)

Fine performances somewhat compromised by indifferent sound [RMo]

Beethoven quartets CDR90000215

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 3 (Cedille)

Serene accounts characterised by beauty of tone and homogeneity of phrasing [RMo]

Mahler symphony OC1717

Mahler: Symphony 2 (Oehms Classics)

A fine, flexible, sensitive reading somewhat hampered by a lack of sheer weight in the orchestra [RMo]

Berlioz Harold 5419719685

Berlioz: Harold en Italie (Erato)

Essentially unsatisfying accounts of two favourite Berlioz works [Rmo]

Bach Goldberg 541972339

Bach: Goldberg Variations (Warner)

Spirited, mercurial playing, compromised by a poor recording from Warner [RMo]

Wagner golden ring 4853364

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]

Stravinsky bernstein 4455382

Bernstein conducts Stravinsky (DG)

A flawlessly played, atmospherically interpreted and beautifully presented collection of Stravinsky’s three major ballets with interesting bonuses [RMo]