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Mathias Complete Organ Works
James Orrell | Keith Orrell | Liverpool Welsh Choral | Richard Lea
Considering that William Mathias was one of the most original and distinctive voices writing for the organ in the latter...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 1/2009
Chant d'amour-Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli | Myung-Whun Chung
Cecilia Bartoli goes from strength to strength. Taking on the French repertory in this delightful disc, she also gives us...
Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 12/1996
El-Khoury Orchestral Works
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra | Vladimir Sirenko
The Lebanese composer Bechara El-Khoury, born in Beirut in 1957, completed his musical training in the Paris Ecole Normale de...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/2003
Kate Royal - (A) Lesson in Love
Kate Royal | Malcolm Martineau
The bliss and drawbacks of falling in love have surely inspired more songs than any other human activity. Kate Royal’s...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 3/2011
Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini
Even Sir Colin Davis has rarely conducted a more electrifying Berlioz performance on record than here, demonstrating—with the help of...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1989
Chopin Piano Concertos and Solo Works
Claudio Arrau | Eliahu Inbal | London Philharmonic Orchestra
Although Claudio Arrau (190391) was unquestionably among the greatest pianists of the 20th century (for one writer‚ ‘like God teaching...
Reviewed in issue 13/2001
Martinu Complete Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol 2
Bohuslav Matousek | Christopher Hogwood | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Karel Kosárek
After the previous issue of Martin?’s double concertos (11/07), Matou?ek, Hogwood and Hyperion here focus on those for violin with...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 3/2008
Bach Violin Sonatas BWV1014-19
Daniel Yeadon | Neal Peres da Costa | Richard Tognetti
Following his successful recordings of the Bach concertos and solo violin music, Richard Tognetti brings his distinctive approach to the...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 13/2007
D. Oistrakh plays Concertos
Though the arrival of LP brought an explosion in recording activity, the period before stereo emerged has become something of...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 6/1995
Holst Planets; Elgar Enigma Variations
BBC Symphony Orchestra | Malcolm Sargent
Holst's spectacular suite always was a Sargent speciality and the present live display offers ample proof. Highlights include a genuinely...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 3/1995
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