Reviews
American Record Guide | July/August 2009 | R. Moore | July 1, 2009 |
From the Archives
BEETHOVEN: Folksong Arrangements
In September 1952 the young Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau recorded these songs at the studio of RIAS in Berlin. It was the only time that the singer wouldMehr lesen
Ópera Actual | Julio 2009 | Juan Cantarell | July 1, 2009 |
Por más que existan muchas y buenas grabaciones del Rapto mozar-tiano, ésta sí que merece la atención y se agradece su cuidada reedición, noMehr lesen
Classica – le meilleur de la musique classique & de la hi-fi | Juillet/Août 2009, n° 114 | Jacques Bonnaure | July 1, 2009 |
Clara Haskil
Les enregistrements Audite proviennent des archives de la RIAS de Berlin. Les programmes, sont caractéristiques des choix de Clara Haskil quiMehr lesen
Piano News | Juli/August 4/2009 | Isabel Fedrizzi | July 1, 2009 |
Die Lust an der Schwelgerei, am Schweben und Schwärmen durchzieht das Werk Ravels – bei dem dreisätzigen Gaspard de la nuit ist die BeschreibungMehr lesen
Diapason | Juillet/Août 2009 - N° 571 | Alain Lompech | July 1, 2009 |
Transférées pour la première fois depuis les bandes originelles conservées par la Radio allemande, ces interprétations sonnent mieux que dans lesMehr lesen
International Record Review | July/August 2009 | Julian Haylock | July 1, 2009 |
Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit. Sonatine. Valse nobles et sentimentales. La valse.
Ravel's music is so all-encompassing in its absolute integrity (every note has its exact place in an overall scheme) that it possesses an almostMehr lesen
American Record Guide | July/August 2009 | July 1, 2009 |
Mozart: Symphonies 29, 39, 40
This Hungarian conductor died young, in 1963 at less than 50. He had studied with Bartok and Kodaly but was also known as a Mozart specialist andMehr lesen
melodie&rhythmus | Juli/August 2009 | anrö | July 1, 2009 |
Der Dirigent als Schöpfer
Erstmals erscheinen die kompletten RIAS-Aufnahmen von Wilhelm Furtwängler…
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) war wohl der bedeutendste Dirigent der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er verstand die Aufführung eines WerksMehr lesen
www.ClassicsToday.com | July 2009 | Jed Distler | July 1, 2009 |
Pianist Romain Descharmes came to my attention as first-prize winner of the AXA International Piano Competition in Dublin. A 2007 Brahms releaseMehr lesen
American Record Guide | July/August 2009 | Moses | July 1, 2009 |
Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor
This is Lucia in German! It has an all-German-Swiss cast of renowned lieder singers and Mozart specialists. Add to that the redoubtable F-D as EnricoMehr lesen
Fanfare | Issue 32:6 (July/Aug 2009) | Mortimer H. Frank | July 1, 2009 |
So many recorded concerts derived from radio tapes have proven disappointing, it comes as a refreshing surprise to hear each of these releases. MostMehr lesen
hifi & records | 3/2009 | Heinz Gelking | July 1, 2009 |
Kein bedeutender Komponist des 20. Jahrhunderts hat so viele Streichquartette geschrieben wie Schostakowitsch. Er fand in ihnen ein Ventil für imMehr lesen
Scherzo | Julio 2009 | Enrique Pérez Adrián | July 1, 2009 |
Audite Edición Fricsay
Una Joya
Prosigue el sello alemán Audite (distribuidor: Diverdi) con su magnífica edición dedicada al inolvidable Ferenc Fricsay. En esta ocasión son sóloMehr lesen
American Record Guide | July/August 2009 | Vroon | July 1, 2009 |
This is the fourth volume of the set of five in this group's Shostakovich cycle. Reviews of the early quartets in ARG (by two of us) complained thatMehr lesen
Gramophone | July 2009 | Jeremy Nicholas | July 1, 2009 |
Legacies and rewards
Jeremy Nicholas welcomes the reissue of rediscovered recordings by a…
From Audite come two discs of Clara Haskil remastered from original broadcast tapes recorded by Deutschlandradio in 1953 and 1954. Mozart's F majorMehr lesen
International Piano | July/August 2009 | Guy Dammann | July 1, 2009 |
When Romain Descharmes gave his Wigmore Hall debut in January 2007, soon after winning the Dublin competition, levels of anticipation and excitementMehr lesen
Fanfare | Issue 32:6 (July/Aug 2009) | Mortimer H. Frank | July 1, 2009 |
Many musicians, whether conductors, soloists, or chamber groups, often feel more comfortable—and do their best work—in front of an audience ratherMehr lesen
American Record Guide | July/August 2009 | Althouse | July 1, 2009 |
Schubert's early quartets were written for his family quartet, Franz playing the viola. With the Mandelring Quartet we come very close to theseMehr lesen