
This oddly chosen program is worth having for Tasmin Little’s excellent account of the Violin Concerto under Mackerras, and for Kars’ appealing solo work in
This compilation of Ravel’s orchestral music represents some of Claudio Abbado’s best work with the London Symphony Orchestra. A two-disc set of most of these
Wolfgang Sawallisch offers a varied if exclusively Germanic program for this live Salzburg Festival concert from 1973. The opening Schubert Symphony No. 3 flows with
Colin Davis and the LSO are at it again in Sibelius, and while I generally take a dim view of so much repertoire duplication by
This new LSO Live release is the first installment in a projected Brahms Symphony cycle, making it the third such undertaking by Bernard Haitink on
This is a somewhat strange collection, highlighted by William Warfield’s classic account of the Old American Songs. Aaron Copland was a good but seldom outstanding
The second of three volumes covering Mischa Levitzki’s complete recordings picks up from the six electrical HMV titles that close Volume 1, starting with the
Leon Botstein’s kinder, gentler Dante Symphony lacks the vital element of passion it needs for a successful performance. Yes, this is one of Liszt’s most
This recording recently appeared in a Decca Trio collection of the complete Rachmaninov Piano Concertos (type Q6237 in Search Reviews), but it’s good to have
André Previn is a talented composer, so it’s no surprise that his new violin concerto, a musical love letter written with obvious affection specifically for