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Pierre Monteux
(Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam | London Symphony Orchestra | Pierre Monteux
''The Early Years—Pierre Monteux'' it says on the box. The early years are, of course, those of Philips, not Monteux....
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 12/1994
Czech Orchestral Works
Barry Wordsworth | Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
The combination of Barry Wordsworth and the Slovak Philharmonic was certainly something to ponder over when I listened to the...
Reviewed in issue 4/1988
Stenhammar Music for the Theatre
Unlike his friend and contemporary‚ Sibelius‚ Stenhammar produced most of his incidental music in the last decade of his life....
Reviewed in issue 13/2002
Schubert Schwanengesang
Robert Holl’s craggy bass-baritone is an undeniably imposing instrument. He is also an intelligent, thoughtful artist who can soften his...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 2/2009
Schubert Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2;Notturno;Sonata for Arpeggione
András Schiff | Miklós Perényi | Yuuko Shiokawa
These discs begin with an outstanding performance of the Arpeggione Sonata. The recording is clear and spacious, and the outer...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/1997
Scriarrino (La) Bocca, I Piedi, Il Suono
Anyone expecting a work including 100 saxophones to be a riot of buzzing sound will be very surprised by one...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 1/2005
Elgar Orchestral Works
BBC Symphony Orchestra | Leonard Bernstein
With the Enigma Variations on CD it is an obvious advantage having all the separate variations individually banded, which allows...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1984
Bach English Suites
It is something of a mystery why Bach, usually alive to opportunities to make known his mastery of various musical...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1994
José Carreras - Belle Époque
José Carreras | Junge Philharmonie Wien | Lorenzo Bavaj | Michael Lessky
Jose Carreras singing Zemlinsky, Schreker and Elgar – not something one might have predicted. On listening, however, not many people...
Reviewed by po'connor in issue: 1/2008
British Gramophone Premieres
Of the present four British works from around 1930 – two of them (the Bax and the Moeran) not otherwise...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1995
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