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This is a disc full of Aaron Jay Kernis’ “arrangements” rather than new compositions: a version of his English horn Concerto with a revamped solo
This is a nicely recorded disc, and Virgin’s atmospheric sound suits the music well. Richard Hickox leads a somewhat plain and unimaginative account of the
Andrew Litton’s Tchaikovsky symphonies traversal with the Bournemouth Symphony was recorded between 1988 and 1991. Now reissued at mid-price with substantial fillers (including the Eugene
Roger Norrington’s disc of Rossini Overtures with the London Classical Players is highly entertaining, bringing performances of great energy and interest. This Virgin disc presents
Dvorák’s Violin Concerto sits awkwardly with Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole on this Virgin “The Classics” reissue. In the former, violinist Christian Tetzlaff takes a powerfully robust
Benjamin Britten’s suites for solo cello have been extensively documented. The diversity and scope among various recordings of these works seems remarkable, given that the
Libor Pešek’s Dvorák cycle, recorded by Virgin between 1987 and 1996, has now been re-packaged into an eight-CD budget box. Most of the competitive sets,
There have been a nice handful of recordings of this fascinating oratorio over the years, and if L’Allegro doesn’t have the allure of Messiah or
This thrilling Stockholm performance of Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite under Paavo Järvi isn’t always eclipsed by his illustrious father Neeme’s highly rated BIS performance from Gothenburg.
Libor Pešek demonstrates an uncanny flair for Britten’s complex and distinctive idiom. Take his reading of the Sinfonia da Requiem, for example, in which his
