Classical Reviews
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Hungarian Pictures
15th Jul 2026
Ben explores a treasure-trove of vintage Bartók, Liszt, Kodály and Dohnányi from János Ferencsik and György Lehel on Eloquence.
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Hungarian Pictures
János Ferencsik, György Lehel
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Boston Symphony Chamber Players: The Deutsche Grammophon Recordings
5th Mar 2026
Our guest-writer explores a rich anthology of studio recordings from the 1970s, with highlights including a starrily-cast account of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, Second Viennese School arrangements of Johann Strauss II, and treasurable Debussy with a young Michael Tilson Thomas as pianist.
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David Atherton – Vienna: From Mozart to Schoenberg
30th Jul 2025
Our contemporary music guest-writer explores a 13-disc anthology of recordings from the London Sinfonietta, including the group's 1974 debut on Decca with Schoenberg's complete works for chamber ensemble.
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Eugene Ormandy in Stereo
27th Mar 2025
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan delves into a mammoth collection of Columbia Masterworks recordings which the Hungarian-born American conductor made in Philadelphia between the early 1960s and early 1980s.
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Play It Again, Steve - Minimalism and more from Steve Reich
11th Mar 2025
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan explores a new collection on Nonesuch (released this coming Friday), representing six decades of Reich’s compositions and celebrating his forty-year relationship with the label.
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Smetana's Complete Operas on Supraphon
16th Sep 2024
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan explores Supraphon's complete edition of the Czech composer's eight finished operas plus the fragment Viola - made in Prague and Brno between 1960 and 1983, the recordings were reissued in July to mark the bicentenary of Smetana's birth.
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Carl Nielsen’s Brave New World
14th Aug 2024
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan explores a new set of the complete symphonies from the Royal Danish Orchestra on Naxos, conducted by Thomas Søndergård, Alexander Vedernikov, Leonard Bernstein, Simon Rattle, Michael Boder, Paavo Berglund, Michael Schønwandt.
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Carl Nielsen: The Symphonies
The Royal Danish Orchestra, Michael Boder, Ruth Guldbæk (soprano), Niels Møller (tenor), John Kruse (clarinet), Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård, Alexander Vedernikov, Leonard Bernstein, Sir Simon Rattle, Paavo Berglund, Michael Schønwandt
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Vienna Octet Old and New
19th Mar 2024
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan explores two anthologies of chamber music which 'will bless your listening hours with countless joys'.
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Rob Cowan on Victoria de los Ángeles
15th Feb 2024
Our regular guest-contributor explores the Catalan soprano's collected recordings on Warner Classics, released at the end of last year to mark the centenary of her birth.
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Rob Cowan on Artur Rodziński
14th Nov 2023
Our new guest-contributor explores the Polish-American conductor's complete Columbia recordings with the Cleveland Orchestra - including a 'driven and impassioned' Shostakovich Five, and the world premiere recording of the Berg Violin Concerto.
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Rob Cowan on Robert Craft
9th Aug 2023
Our new guest-contributor explores the American conductor's complete recordings for Columbia, including music by Gesualdo, Monteverdi, Schoenberg and Webern...
