Tchaikovsky
Benjamin Appl: For Dieter – Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.2
by Alan George
Benjamin Appl (baritone) Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Alpha Classics)
A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): Live Vol 5 (Doremi)
Wonderful performances by a great conductor [PSt]
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
by Alan George
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2, short orchestral works (Chandos)
A splendidly recorded disc of rare Tchaikovsky, performed with spirit and commitment [EJW]
Great Singers in Moscow: 1901-1913 (Nimbus Prima Voce)
A remarkably listenable and comprehensive survey, showcasing the extraordinary depth of vocal talent available in Moscow in the first decade of the 20C [RMo]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 & Souvenir de Florence (Onyx)
First-class Tchaikovsky from Liverpool [PH]
Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Opus Arte)
This newly filmed Royal Ballet performance becomes the first choice for Swan Lake [RMay]
Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]
Lovro von Matačić (conductor) (Supraphon)
A tribute to a great and versatile conductor containing some superb and some less successful performances [RMo]
Etsuko Hirose: The Complete Denon Recordings (Danacord)
These remarkable discs have been hard to track down so it is wonderful to have them collected together and to hear Etsuko Hirose’s dazzling pianism [RCh]
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Vol 2 (Rubicon)
An outstanding account of Tchaikovsky’s superb, if neglected, Third Quartet [RWe]
Evgeny Mravinsky (conductor) Mravinsky in Helsinki (Janus Classics)
A headless Shostakovich symphony makes for a dispiriting experience [DHa]
Sergio Fiorentino: The Complete SAGA Album Collection (Rhine Classics)
A pleasure to have Fiorentino’s complete Saga Recordings under one roof [SG]
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (Decca)
A lush, Romantic, thoroughly engaging and technically brilliant account of a Tchaikovsky “warhorse”, with some seductive bonuses [RMo]
Herbert von Karajan live in Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
A fascinating and valuable musical-historical document [JQ]
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) Recital (Wigmore Hall Live)
An exceptionally fine recital [JQ]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninov (ICA Classics)
A formidable Soviet conductor with legendary technique directs three London orchestras in music from Russia and France [PH]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 1
by Alan George
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Sergio Fiorentino (piano) The Complete SAGA Album Collection (Rhine Classics)
Fiorentino’s complete Saga recordings of 1958-60 heard in excellent remasterings [JW]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals 1981-9 (First Hand Records)
Autumnal never-before-released Cherkassky recitals show few signs of fatigue [JW]
