Viola concerto
Edward Elgar
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Reviews (12)
AllMusic
2007
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James Leonard
2007
"Lackadaisical in the Enigma Variations and slapdash in the Introduction and Allegro for strings, this addendum to Colin Davis and the London Symphony's series of masterful recordings of Elgar's symphonies and oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" is distinctly, even acutely, disappointing".
Classics today
2007
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David Hurwitz
2007
"There's a good bit to enjoy in this loving but (very) occasionally sluggish Enigma Variations ... In the final analysis the lovely and interesting bits fail to add up to a satisfying whole, especially given the excellence of the competition".
MusicWeb international
2019 April
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Ralph Moore (musikanmelder)
2019 April
"Vasily Petrenko's previous recordings of Elgar's first two symphonies have in general been well, if perhaps rather politely, received, with reservations regarding some lack of passion and a degree of understatement ... Petrenko's affection for the music is much in evidence in this latest release, but the competition is formidable ... I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this decently played trio of core Elgar works, but each is surpassed by a previous, better recordings".
Classical music
2016 November
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Guy Weatherall
2016 November
"Brabbin's Enigma is a delight".
Diapason
2016 decembre
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Jean-Pierre Rousseau
2016 decembre
BBC music magazine
2019 June
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Terry Blain
2019 June
"Vasily Petrenko's In the South kicks off in a slightly less bristling, more measured fashion than some rival versions ... Petrenko's approach - excitingly fresh yet un-sensationalised - pays richly satisfying musical dividends ... This is one of the most attractive personable versions ... currently on offer. Much the same can be said of Petrenko's Enigma Variations ... resplendently delivered by the excellent Liverpool players. Add a tender, subtly expressive account of the Serenade for Strings ... and you have an Elgar disc which ranks among the most edifying and enjoyable of recent years".
Diapason
2019 juin
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Hugues Mousseau
2019 juin
Klassisk
2019, nr. 55
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Jeppe Rönnow
2019, nr. 55
"Petrenko vælger et sjældent bredt tempo i Elgars sommerferieskildring 'In the South' ... Petrenko vælger en kraftfuld tilgang til temaerne, og de dystre motiver ... får betoning og ekstra fylde ... Petrenko vælger overraskende nok en lidt hurtig tilgang i 'Nimrod'-variationen [fra Elgars 'Enigmavariationer'] og lader ikke rigtig crescendoet folde sig ud ... Men resten af variationerne i venskabsværket sidder præcis, hvor de skal ... De tre små satser i 'Serenade for strygere' er små perler fra Elgars hånd, hvor strygerklangen i det insisterende, rytmiske motiv ... skaber den helt rette stemning af uro og melankoli".
BBC music magazine
2016 December
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Stephen Johnson (f. 1955)
2016 December
"BBC music choice - Recording of the month: Exceptional Elgar ... Nimrod has the grandeur of a Bruckner slow movement ... In fact Brabbins's performance as a whole is a reminder of what a masterpiece of construction Enigma truly is ... What's truly revelatory however is the way each variation seems to speak ... Recordings are excellent throughout".
Vurdering : 5/5.
The gramophone
2016 November
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Andrew Achenbach
2016 November
"Brabbins masterminds an expansive, ideally flexible and notably unflustered reading of Elgar's In the South, one which quarries this evocative score's plentiful reserves of noble grandeur, pantheistic wonder and vulnerability ... [He] proves a comparably unhurried, affectionate and cannily observant guide through Enigma, the friends pictured within springing to life with unforced naturalness ... An enjoyable and stimulating anthology that Elgarians everywhere should try and hear".
The gramophone
2019 May
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Andrew Achenbach
2019 May
"Vasily Petrenko directs and admirably trim, affectionate and cannily paced Enigma, free of fussy intervention and marked by superb orchestral playing ... If anything, the performance of In the South is even finer, exhibiting an emotional clout, malleability and sweep ... Only the Serenade underwhelms ... Still, the disc as a whole warrants investigation for the two main items alone".
BBC music magazine
2007 July
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Calum MacDonald
2007 July
"The Enigma, with fewer sung contributions from the conductor, is more convincing, with splendid fire in the fast variations; and in both works Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration".