Review: 20th Century Foxtrots – Volume 1 (Gottlieb Wallisch)
The roaring ‘20s and elegant ‘30s preserved in aspic.
Phillip Scott is a long-time reviewer for Limelight and US music journal Fanfare. He has written four novels and the scores of several children’s shows for Monkey Baa Theatre Company. He is best known for his work as performer, writer and Musical Director for The Wharf Revue.
The roaring ‘20s and elegant ‘30s preserved in aspic.
Aussie quartet rediscovers a 20th-century German master.
A snapshot of the Cleveland Orchestra, circa 2020.
Piers Lane dazzles, charms and calms in these English concertos.
An esoteric masterwork by an eccentric recluse.
KOTTOS suggests that this is the dawning of the age of the various.
Cooke is a compelling discovery for lovers of good chamber music.
A great orchestra does Bruckner with eight leading conductors.
We find Paul Wee guilty, m’lud, of being a magnificent pianist.
A box of Bruckner symphonies, the artistry of Monteux, and Furtwängler’s DG output.
Limelight critic Phillip Scott looks at recordings that were the talk of the town on their first appearance, and that have continued to impress pundits and public ever since.
With classical record stores around the country closing their doors as streaming becomes the new way to listen to music, Phillip Scott shares his life-long passion for collecting classical music on vinyl and CD.
To paraphrase Gertrude Stein: Heifetz is Heifetz is Heifetz.