Review: Beethoven: Christ On the Mount of Olives (London Symphony Orchestra)
Rattle leads a fine, modern recording of a Beethoven curiosity.
November 11, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Transcribed For Piano
Many hands make Beethoven light (sometimes heavy) work.
October 30, 2020
Review: Artaria & Artaria 2 (Celia Craig)
Whether oboe with strings or oboe alone, Celia Craig's Artaria releases are well worth a listen.
September 27, 2020
Review: Natsuko Plays Beethoven (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
Undaunted by COVID-19 disruption, concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto farewells the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with a commanding performance of one of Beethoven’s greatest works.
September 22, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-5 (Le Concert des Nations)
Savall’s Revolutionary fervour brings snap, crackle and pop to five of Beethoven’s best.
September 22, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trevino)
Trevino reveals himself as a lean, lithe, fresh-sounding Beethovenian.
September 10, 2020
Review: Beethoven, Gerald Barry: Symphonies Nos 1-3, ‘Beethoven’ & Piano Concerto
Led by Adès, Beethoven and Gerald Barry make for unlikely bedfellows.
September 7, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Lieder (Matthias Goerne & Jan Lisiecki)
Neglected gems get a polish from a master and his apprentice.
September 7, 2020
Review: The Beethoven Connection (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Bavouzet puts Beethoven’s peers under the microscope to revealing effect.
August 26, 2020
Review: Grigory Sokolov: Beethoven & Brahms
Sokolov’s live Beethoven and Brahms is something of a curate’s egg.
August 26, 2020
Review: Beethoven: String Quartets Nos 13 & 15 (Tetzlaff Quartet)
The Tetlaffs deliver cool but searching late Beethoven.
August 26, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (Stephen Hough)
Brilliant, blazing Beethoven from Hough and Lintu’s finessed Finns.
August 21, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Für Elise & Bagatelles (Paul Lewis)
Paul Lewis dusts off Beethoven's Bagatelles to reveal glistening gems.
August 3, 2020