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September 21, 2005
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My first Julia Fischer disc but definitely not my last! A full-blooded collection of Russian violin concertos all different in their own ways - the Khachaturian sinuous and dolorous, the Prokofiev spiky and magical and the Glazunov with a sort of faded fin-de-siecle charm.
I'd never heard the ... more |
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August 19, 2005
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To me the Sibelius 7 are the greatest corpus of symphonies after Beethoven and, as such, are essential listening. In short nos.3 - 7 are outstanding, nos.1 and 2 could do with a little bit more fire.
No.1 was the first to be recorded and in general is excellent. First movement could be a bit more ... more |
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August 19, 2005
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I'll have to start this review with an admission that I haven't even listened to nos. 1-24 - Mozart is Mozart but life is too short to wade through every note he wrote!
I started my listening at the first well known (and minor-keyed) symphony, no.25. You might remember it from the opening scene of ... more |
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August 8, 2005
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This set has seemed to be getting rave reviews and really I don't know why.
Pentatone I"m sure has done the utmost to get what was on the master-tapes, but what is there is slow and boring.
I first put on the 8th. and thought "I wish someone would release the handbrake!". Everything is heavy and ... more |
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August 1, 2005
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I totally agree with Alex below - to me this SACD is as good as it currently gets.
Wispelwey is now recognised as one of the world's premier cellists but the pianist, Dejan Lazic, fully matches him in these fantastic performances. They are fully the equal of Rostropovich/Richter in their classic ... more |
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