Review: Bruckner: Symphony No 4 (Leipzig Gewandhaus/Nelsons)
Another impressive instalment in a masterful Bruckner cycle.
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Another impressive instalment in a masterful Bruckner cycle.
Stravinsky premiere heads a disc that perhaps lacks a Firebird.
Lukáš Vondráček nailed every facet of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, while John Wilson led a dignified, stirring rendition of Elgar's Second Symphony.
An exhilarating concert and an eloquent reassurance of the eminent place of Australian musicians in the world.
Roth gives a splendidly central version of Mahler’s fifth.
Ehnes’ Beethoven bedazzles in a perfectly old school reading.
Coded messages pepper the sonatas of a pair of Soviet giants.
Brabbins croons a wonderful Foggy Day in London town.
Li reveals the awesome talent behind the cheery smile.
DG’s bigger fish reel in a particularly dramatic Trout.
Kirill Karabits loves Kareyev to bits, but it isn’t always clear why.
Trifonov and co elegantly explore Chopin’s long, exquisite shadow.
Fine neglected orchestral fare, but is it a masterpiece?