Memoriam
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor: 2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024
Newest Reviews
Velvet Brown (tuba) – recital (Crystal Records)
A fine compilation of American tuba works, played a virtuoso soloist [PRJ]
Mademoiselle Duval: Les Génies (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
A Baroque opera rarity is one of CVS’s happiest releases of recent years [MP]
Upheaval – Bosmans, Pejačević, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger (OUR Recordings)
Wonderful playing, emotional depth and imagination in this beautiful music [RCh]
Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie, Symphonische Gesänge (Decca)
A very valuable disc of Zemlinsky’s sharply contrasting scores [JQ]
11 Famous Cathedral Organs – recital (Alto)
Thirteen pieces, eleven cathedral organs, nine organists, one excellent concept [JF]
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 for two pianos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) This will be compulsory and compulsive listening for admirers of DSCH [PCW]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Voyevoda, Capriccio italien (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Popular and not so well known pieces, excellently played and stunningly recorded [JPh]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 1-9 (RCA)
Over fifty years on, this set is still holding up pretty well, despite a few negligible flaws [RMo]
Site Updates
- a major update of the National Discographies has begun – check the main page for 2024 updates
- the discography of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto has been updated with 29 additional recordings (21 for the violin version, 6 for the piano version and 2 for the Konzertstück)
Inflation-busting Acte Préalable
MusicWeb International is still selling nearly 300 discs on the Polish Acte Préalable label at the discounted price of £13 post free. See the listings here. Three new titles have been added: Gruberski Choral Works 2, Labunski Piano Works & String Quartets by Pachulski and others
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