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Debussy Piano Works, Vol. 4
It was in French music that I first heard and admired Gordon Fergus-Thompson in 1986 and I am delighted that...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1990
Verdi Rigoletto
This has always been a competitive set, and it remains so at mid price on CD. Solti may drive hard...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1988
Heinichen Lamentationes etc
As a follow-up to their colourful (and Gramophone Award-winning) album of concertos by the Dresden composer Heinichen (Archiv,...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1996
Portuguese Polyphony
Ars Nova have recorded an enterprising selection of music, very well suited to their rich, full sound. A noteworthy feature...
Reviewed in issue 3/1996
Piano Rarities from the 2004 Schloss vor Husum Festival
For those whose passion is to explore the bottomless treasure chest of overlooked and underrated piano works, for whom a...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 2/2006
Cinema Serenade
Itzhak Perlman | John Towner Williams | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Perlman, whose dignified contribution to Schindler’s List (1993) added immeasurably to the emotive impact of that score, has joined forces...
Reviewed by Marwalker in issue: 1/1998
Strauss, R (Ein) Heldenleben; Metamorphosen
Fabio Luisi | Staatskapelle Dresden
Ein Heldenleben and Metamorphosen, though written at opposite ends of Strauss’s long career, make an ideal coupling, as both were...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2007
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Here are twin couplings of Mussorgsky’s original piano version and Ravel’s fascinating and resourceful orchestration. Yet it is a curious...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1996
Offenbach (Le) Financier et le Savatier
Offenbach composed Le financier et le savetier for the opening of the 1856‑57 season at his own theatre, Les Bouffes-Parisiens....
Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 8/2007
Telemann Concertos and Suites
Marion Verbruggen | Monica Huggett | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | Sarah Cunningham
Here are some lively performances of four very attractive samples of Telemann's orchestral craft. One of them, the Suite in...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 1/1994
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