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Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Anne-Sophie Mutter | Lambert Orkis
Given Mutter’s current standing, it may seem heretical to say that in these two sonatas I found her tone rather...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 3/2001
French Harp Works
Ravel, like Chopin and Brahms—or for that matter Beethoven, who more than anyone opened music up to the romantic spirit...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1989
Richard Strauss: Vocal Works
Anna Tomowa-Sintow | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Herbert von Karajan
It must be infuriating for the collector who may have just acquired one of the above-listed versions of the Four...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1986
Wagner (Der) Ring des Nibelungen
Pleased as I always am to add yet another Ring to a shelf heaped with recordings of the cycle‚ I...
Reviewed in issue 13/2001
Handel-Inspired
This CD presents an ingenious juxtaposition of works by Handel with pieces by composers from the 19th, 20th and 21st...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 5/2008
Late Romantic Organ Works
This is a record-and-a-half if ever there was one. There are plenty of CDs around with less than half this...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 11/1991
(A) Century of English Song, Volume 3
Jonathan Veira | Jonathan Viera | Malcolm Martineau | Sarah Leonard
Halfway through the series (as projected), perhaps it is time to take stock. Volume 1 (3/95) had the widest range...
Reviewed in issue 7/2001
Telemann: Concertos for 2 flutes
Dresden Baroque Soloists | Eckart Haupt
Little of the music on this delightful disc has been previously recorded and most of it should appeal alike to...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1990
Alwyn; Parry; Vaughan Williams Orchestral Works
(The) London Chorus | BBC Concert Orchestra | John Wilson | Micaela Haslam | Roderick Elms
Here’s a fascinating haul of long-buried British rarities, all performed with exemplary dedication by the BBC Concert Orchestra under John...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2010
Mahler Symphony No 6
Chailly has been listening to Barbirolli—at least that's the impression I take away from his grand, monolithic accounts of the...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/1990
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