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BRIAN Symphony No 1 'Gothic'
The Gothic Symphony is a fabulous work in every sense of the word. Of epic scale and the stuff of...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 02/2012
Beecham Favourites
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Thomas Beecham
For some years after Sir Thomas Beecham died his records were reissued frequently, especially various combinations of his favourite pieces,...
Reviewed in issue 12/1986
Dvorák Orchestral Works
Charles Mackerras | English Chamber Orchestra | Stephanie Gonley
This is a winner. Following up his inspired recordings of symphonies Dvorak symphonies on EMI Eminence (Nos. 7 and 9,...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1995
Spirit of Vienna
(Die) Flotten Geister | Christian Pollack
Even with Marco Polo’s complete editions of orchestral works of various members of the Strauss family, the Viennese light music...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 7/2007
Back to Bach
Kenneth Hamilton | Sergey Rachmaninov
It’s a good idea to read Kenneth Hamilton’s booklet before you listen to his disc. Not just because he is...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2017
Eckhardt-Gramatté Piano Sonatas
True to form, this new offering from Altarus provides the complete works in a single genre by a (to me)...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/1992
SCRIABIN Piano Works
An extraordinary pianist for extraordinary music. This is Scriabin as you have never heard him before, played by one of...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 06/2012
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum,1996
The 1996 Husum Festival of Piano Rarities was the tenth such event organized by Peter Froundijan (recorded highlights have been...
Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 12/1997
DVOŘÁK. SCHUMANN Piano Concertos
Andris Nelsons | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Some of Stephen Hough’s greatest triumphs are to be found in Hyperion’s wondrous Romantic Piano Concerto series. In a sense...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 04/2016
DVORÁK Legends. Czech Suite (Măcelaru)
Cristian Măcelaru | West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Like the Slavonic Dances before them, Dvořák’s Legends sound and feel as if they were born into an orchestra. Piano...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/2022
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