Reviews Archive

“War Horse” The title of today’s post refers to music that is so well-known that perhaps we have stopped listening to its magic. Other compositions in this category are the Symphony #5 by Beethoven, or …

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, conducting After Joseph Stalin had died, and after Dmitry Shostakovich’s music had been publicly denounced in his own …

Bach, J S: Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830 Performed by Malcolm Proud (harpsichord) On this CD, Irish keyboard artist Malcolm Proud, one of the world’s leading performers of the harpsichord, presents a recording of one of …

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Performed by Marlis Petersen (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Werner Güra (tenor) and Gerald Finley (bass), with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, conducted by Nikolaus …

Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, London, February 2, 1985 This concert shows Sir Georg Solti at the height of his powers with his favorite orchestra. Solti was the Music …