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Violin Works
Pinchas Zukerman | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Soloing and conducting (or anyway being responsible for) the accompaniment at the same time is difficult; but you would not...
Reviewed in issue 11/1987
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata; Beethoven Notturno
Though the current CD catalogue lists no less than four alternative versions of Beethoven's early-ish (1797) Serenade Trio for strings,...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 4/1990
Liszt Piano concertosa
Rostropovich (EMI, 6/95) and Maisky (DG, 3/00) have each given us very personal accounts of the Bach Cello Suites, the...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/2000
R. Strauss Elektra
When I reviewed the most recent version of Elektra in July last year I singled out for special praise the...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1997
Mozart Piano Concertos
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim
I reviewed Daniel Barenboim's account of the complete Mozart piano concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra (EMI) in June last...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1991
Bach Keyboard Works
Sony's magisterial Glenn Gould Edition, superbly remastered, lavishly and elegantly presented, continues apace with seven more CDs exclusively devoted to...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/1994
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe. Kerner Lieder (Florian Boesch)
Florian Boesch | Malcolm Martineau
I can’t think of many song discs that have left me with such ambivalent feelings as this. Live and on...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 08/2023
Henze Pollicino
Slowly but surely, Henze’s operas are finding their way on to disc. Gaps remain in the catalogue: the early one-acters,...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 5/2004
Ciaccona: Works for Harpsichord
In a few works on this fascinating recording, one can hear perhaps a few faint echoes of the rollicking and...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 05/2014
Liszt Piano Concertos; Piano Sonata
Kyrill Kondrashin | London Symphony Orchestra | Sviatoslav Richter
A bargain in a million, albeit one that reflects two very different aspects of Richter's art. The concertos are strong,...
Reviewed in issue 11/1995
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