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Prokofiev Symphony No 5. Lt Kijé Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Vernon Handley
I wish I could be more enthusiastic. As a staunch Vernon Handley admirer, I have repeatedly entreated the record companies...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 3/1989
Borodin/Dvorák Chamber Works
(I) Musici de Montreal | Yuli Turovsky
The principal attraction is L. Drew’s nicely judged arrangement of Borodin’s Second Quartet, a skilful balance of expressive solo lines...
Reviewed in issue 12/1997
Auerbach; Shostakovich Ballet for a Lonely Violinist
Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe, an impressive, well matched husband-and-wife team, give a powerful account of the 1968 Shostakovich Sonata....
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2006
Pylkkänen Mare and Her Son
Between the heyday of Madetoja and Merikanto in the 1920s and early ’30s and the breakthrough of Sallinen and Kokkonen...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 13/2005
R. Strauss Lieder
The great recordings are a hardy species. They stand transplanting, pruning and pollarding: hear them complete or in extract, they...
Reviewed in issue 12/1985
Brahms Alto Rhapsody
These are animated, purposeful performances – and one might almost imagine that one of the purposes was to persuade the...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 7/2010
Schumann Symphonies Nos 1 & 2
George Enescu | London Philharmonic Orchestra | National Symphony Orchestra | Piero Coppola
Two more of Mike Dutton’s miraculous transfers. I don’t seem to remember either of these recordings being among Decca’s ffrr...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/2000
Glyndebourne Recorded - 1934-1994
We begin at the beginning with reminders of the delicate beauty of Mildmay and Rautawaara in the Ur-Figaro of 1934...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1994
Barber; Walton Violin Concertos
Over the last few years a surprising number of fine recordings have appeared of the Barber Violin Concerto, notably those...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1997
Gombert Sacred Choral Works
Ars Nova seem admirably suited to perform Gombert's sacred music, with its rich contrapuntal intensity and its exploration of vocal...
Reviewed by mberry in issue: 10/1990
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