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Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor
Ian Bostridge | Leif Ove Andsnes
On the fourth and final recording of this rewarding collaboration in which these two empathetic Schubertians combine Schubert’s late sonatas...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 7/2007
James Galway plays Schubert
A busy itinerant flute virtuoso must needs resort to transcriptions of non-flute compositions to provide a sufficiently wide solo repertoire....
Reviewed in issue 6/1985
Kian Soltani: Home
You can tell a great deal about performance quality from one crucial consideration: timing. In the context of Schubert’s Arpeggione...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 04/2018
Puccini Tosca
Coming to this historic video recording after Muti’s La Scala version (see above) is to register a quite different operatic...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/2003
Ferneyhough Shadowtime
Anyone familiar with Brian Ferneyhough’s music might be surprised such an ‘ideas’ composer has attempted opera at all. Although not...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 8/2006
Schubert Symphony No 9
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Simon Rattle
Knowing Sir Simon Rattle has regularly conducted period instrument orchestras, it may come as a surprise that with his Berlin...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/2006
Schubert; Schumann Works for Cello and Piano
As one listens to this engaging recital, with its excellent sound, it's difficult to remember that only one work, Schumann's...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 3/2007
Laureate Series - Violin Fantasies
Frank Huang is a winner of many international prizes, culminating in his triumph in the 2003 Naumburg competition, America’s oldest...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2004
Beecham conducts Schubert Symphonies
London Philharmonic Orchestra | Thomas Beecham
Those who grew up during the war years will remember this account of the Fifth Symphony with particular affection. True,...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 12/1995
Schubert: Piano Works
These were some of Ashkenazy's earliest undertakings for Decca, and they immediately explain that company's faith in him. The A...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 8/1990
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