Reviews Archive

Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied Blumine Adagio of the 10th Symphony When Mahler’s composition “Das klagende Lied” finally met with his own approval, he said, “My first work in which I have found myself as …

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 ‘Leningrad’ Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko Shostakovich’s seventh symphony was completed in December, 1941. The composer wrote: ‘I dedicate my …

Performances compared Ravel: Piano Concerto #1, in G-Major Early this morning I heard a wonderful performance of the second movement of the Ravel piano concerto number 1 by Maurice Ravel. In that performance, the pianist …

Brahms: String Quartet and Clarinet Quintet Brahms was already 40 years old when he produced this Second String Quartet (of three) after twenty years of unsuccessful attempts. And the result is a work with amazingly …

J S Bach: Violin Concertos The amazing composer Johann Sebastian Bach grew up around violin music: his father Johann Ambrosius was an accomplished violinist. This influence is reflected in Johann Sebastian’s compositions, which contains a …