Review: Beethoven & Sibelius: Violin Concertos (Christian Tetzlaff)
Tetzlaff’s coupling proves endlessly illuminating.
Tetzlaff’s coupling proves endlessly illuminating.
Levit goes full cycle – pianist stakes his claim as a Beethovenian for contemporary ears.
In Baltimore, if music be the food of love, play on indeed!
Lesser-known works get sparkling treatment.
Revelations in store as voices are silenced no more.
Revived sonatas thrill, but what a pity there’s no more.
Flawlessly performed novelties from patriotic bravado to fantastical.
Vänskä’s Mahler One is not quite the sum of its parts.
Zhang tames a beast and pours new wine into old bottles.
Forgotten English concertos get a Latvian makeover.
Hollywood’s lost symphony – more gold than corn in John Wilson’s Korngold.
Sir Mark Elder’s first-thoughts Puccini may well give you the willis.
Overthought at times, but Barber’s forgotten gem shows much promise.