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Charpentier Louise - excerpts
Louise, although composed by Gustave Charpentier during the late 1890s, was one of the first twentieth-century operas, its premiere at...
Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 6/1999
Forqueray Pieces de Clavecin
Forqueray’s 32 feisty harpsichord character pieces, published in Paris in 1747, occupy a special place in the repertoire, not least...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 7/2008
Janácek The Cunning Little Vixen
Janáček's woodland comedy has had two very successful Supraphon recordings before, under Vaclav Neumann and under Bohumil Gregor; but the...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 05/1982
Chopin Piano Works
Here in the Chopin Preludes, the second volume of what promises to be a complete Chopin cycle for Sony Classical,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1993
Lajtha Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Nicolás Pasquet | Pécs Symphony Orchestra
Here is yet another symphonist whose 'last' was his 'Ninth'. A Hungarian composer with a French publisher who served on...
Reviewed in issue 4/1995
Rediscovered Richter
‘Richter Rediscovered’ is a twodisc album celebrating a unique pianist in much of his early glory. The producer’s note tells...
Reviewed in issue 3/2002
Erb Evensong & Solstice
James Sedares | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
While Erb sometimes stretches the substance of his music too thinly, there’s no denying its dynamism; heard to pungent effect...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 8/1998
Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy
Cecilia Bartoli | Jean-Yves Thibaudet | Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
It is harvest time with Bartoli now. Never has her art been richer and more abundant in its yield, and...
Reviewed in issue 11/1998
Bartók Bluebeard's Castle
Georg Solti | Kolos Kováts | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Sylvia Sass
You could say that Bartók’s only foray into the world of opera is best enjoyed in the extended theatre of...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 7/2008
Beethoven: Complete String Trios, Vol.1
The Mozart Trio, known before 1983 as the Ludwig Trio, embarked two years ago on their series of Beethoven trios:...
Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 9/1988
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