Apr 2, 2026 | Back Catalogue Reviews, Recording Reviews
One thing leads to another. I noticed an upcoming performance of Confluence led by a conductor who opens lots of repertoire doors (this Saturday evening, April 4, at Eden Court, Inverness). Confluence is by William Wordsworth (1908-88), his Opus 100, and I was curious...
May 13, 2025 | Anderson's Archive, Back Catalogue Reviews, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Recording Soundbites
Having been, and remaining, enthused about the recordings made by Lovro von Matačić with the Czech Philharmonic, recently boxed by Supraphon, I returned to Matačić’s tapings found on the admirable Testament label, founded by the late Stewart Brown, a storehouse...
Nov 21, 2024 | Back Catalogue Reviews, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Recording Reviews
Okay! This title was released at the end of September 2016 … but I have only become aware of it in the last few weeks, and I am so pleased to now review it, for although other, if eminent, hands, have helped bring these scores to the fruition heard here, the...
Apr 29, 2023 | Back Catalogue Reviews, Recording Reviews
Chuffed to again appreciate John Browning’s 1968 recording of Chopin’s Opuses 10 & 25 Etudes for RCA and finding it even finer than I remembered – link below to a YouTube posting – I have now pursued the box of all his LPs and CDs for that company, 1965-96....
