Kavakos, Leipzig Gewendhausorchester and Ricardo Chailly play Brahms and Bartok

09.02.2015

Brahms, Bartok * * * * * Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Leipzig Gewendhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly Decca   Before admiring...

No need to think twice to buy

09.02.2015

Rachmaninov: Piano Trios * * * * Vladimir Ashkenazy, Visontay, Lidstrom Decca     Good Rachmaninov music making,...

Leave the confusing numbering aside, this is a great recording of the "Great' symphony

09.02.2015

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 * * * * * Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman RCA Red Seal     I find it very...

Stravinsky is superb and Prokofiev not bad, where Kopatchinskaja meets a suiting repertoire

09.02.2015

Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Violin Concertos * * * * Patricia Kopatchinskaja, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir...

These masterpieces seem to work on old/period instruments, if not definitely

09.02.2015

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Piano Sonata No. 32, 6 Bagatelles * * * * Andras Schiff (piano) ECM   These masterpieces seem...

Grimaud's Brahms 1 is nothing special, and her 2nd just good

09.02.2015

Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 * * *  Helene Grimaud (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester...

Nicely executed nocturnes on a 1847 Pleyel

09.02.2015

Chopin * * * * Selected Nocturnes Alex Szilasi (piano)   Chopin Institute     Alez Szilasi’s ten...

Lonquich plays Chopin and Noskowski

09.02.2015

Noskowski, Chopin * * * * Alexander Lonquich (fortepiano) Orchestra des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe Chopin...

Olejniczak plays Chopin

09.02.2015

Chopin * * *  Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Chopin Institute   Janusz Olejniczak is one of the most reliable Chopin pianists for...

Nagano's excellent Bruckner 8

09.02.2015

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 * * * * * Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kent Nagano Farao...

The Capucon brothers and Braley does full justice to Schubert

06.02.2015

Schubert: Piano Trios * * * * * Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Çapuçon Erato   The double CD...

Great to see Volodos engaged in this neglected Catalan composer

06.02.2015

Volodos Plays Mompou * * * * * Arcadi Volodos (piano) Sony Classical        Mompou is neither a genius nor a...

Prokofiev's War Sonatas are finely played but not to match Ashkenazy

06.02.2015

Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6-8 * * * Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Onyx     Whilst Kozhukin has mastered the general...

Gerard Depardieu completely beaten by Peter Ustinov

06.02.2015

Stravinsky: Histoire du Soldat * * * Shlomo Mintz, Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Carole Bouquet Naive     Yes,...

Exquisitely performed, unmissable

06.02.2015

Witold Lutoslawski * * * * * Complete Works for Piano Solo Ewa Kupiec (piano) Sony Classical     This is a perfect...

Nice collection, well played, but lacking variety of sound and interpretation

06.02.2015

Ferrucio Busoni * * * Transcription of works by Bach and Brahms David Theodor Schmidt (piano) Profil     To the...

Very insignificant compared to the vast discography of both works

06.02.2015

Beethoven, Schumann * * * Yundi Li (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding Deutsche...

Fine, but not interesting enough with fierce recent competition

06.02.2015

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 * * * Jonathan Biss (piano) Onyx     Jonathan Biss sounds more and more mature in his...

A "different' Beethoven, literally, one which a conservative listener will hardly enjoy

06.02.2015

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 1, 2, 3, 28, 29 * * * Paavali Jumppanen (piano)   A “different”...

Almost perfect Schubert and a Janacek to match

06.02.2015

Schubert, Janacek * * * * Herbert Schuh (piano) Oehms Classics     What a splendid idea to combine the Schubert Wanderer...
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