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The Gallant Troubadour
Mark Peskanov | Nathaniel Rosen | Ransom Wilson | Robert White | Samuel Sanders
Beethoven's arrangements are marvellously good at putting his own strong self into the folk-songs while letting them retain their own...
Reviewed in issue 1/1987
Beethoven Septet, Op 20; Sextet, Op 81b
The only other currently available coupling of these works comes from members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet on Philips, a...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 7/1992
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition; Schubert Three Pieces; Martinu Fantasia & Toccata
Those inclined to think of Rudolf Firkusny as a stylish but understated pianist are in for a surprise when they...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2008
Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos 4 & 7
The novel feature here is that Daniel Sepec’s violin is one of a set presented to Beethoven in 1800 by...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2006
Beethoven Choral Symphony
As with Rafael Kubelik's deservedly admired Ma vlast—the high point of the momentous 1990 Prague Spring—this is a recording of...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 4/1992
Claire Croiza - Champion of the Modern French Mélodie
One of the greatest of all singers in the French language, Claire Croiza had an Irish-American father and an Italian...
Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 11/1999
Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Luba Edlina | Rostislav Dubinsky
Rostislav Dubinsky and Luba Edlina are Soviet-born and husband and wife; they now live in the West and play as...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 8/1988
Beethoven String Quartets Op 18, Nos 1 & 4
It’s natural that Beethoven’s first set of quartets should be overshadowed by his later achievements. So it’s good to be...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2005
Charles Koechlin: Magicien Orchestrateur
Florian Hoelscher | Heinz Holliger | Sarah Wegener | Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
This is the 12th volume in Hänssler Classic’s estimable series devoted to Charles Koechlin, the sixth involving Holliger as conductor....
Reviewed in issue 10/2012
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto. Archduke Trio
Jan Willem de Vriend | Netherlands Symphony Orchestra | Storioni Piano Trio
Those who might not count the Triple Concerto among Beethoven’s finest works could well be swayed by this intelligently balanced,...
Reviewed by Geoffrey–Norris in issue: 07/2013
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