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Jarmila Novotna sings Czech Songs and Arias
Anyone who can give such a hauntingly beautiful account of the vocal version of Fibich's Poeme as does Novotna...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1993
Schubert Trio, Op. 100; Duo, Op. 574
Augustin Dumay | Frederic Lodéon | Jean-Philippe Collard
In the E flat major Trio we meet a younger Schubert from Collard, Dumay and Lodeon than from either the...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 11/1989
Bloch/Bruch/Bunch Works for Violin & Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood | English Chamber Orchestra | Ittai Shapira
The 24-year-old Israeli violinist, Ittai Shapira, here makes an impressive recording debut. His technique is immaculate, and his control of...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/2000
Buxtehude Chamber Works, Vol 1: Opera Omnia XII
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (members of) | Ton Koopman
Whereas most recent recordings of Buxtehude’s chamber music have tended to focus on his two published sets of sonatas for...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 1/2011
Beethoven Violin Concerto. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, K364
David Oistrakh | Igor Oistrakh | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | Yehudi Menuhin
It was an occasion that I would never forget: my first visit to the Royal Albert Hall, my first encounter...
Reviewed in issue 11/1999
Platti 6 Sonatas for Cello
The six sonatas on this recording are a real rarity. Platti, whose father played in the orchestra of St Mark’s...
Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 12/2011
Rachmaninov Piano Concertos
André Previn | London Symphony Orchestra | Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy’s recorded partnerships with Kondrashin, Previn, Haitink, Ormandy and, as conductor, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, testify to his enduring affection...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1996
Bingham; Vaughan Williams Masses
Martin Baker | Robert Quinney | Westminster Cathedral Choir
A fine record – but your reviewer’s initial reaction to the recorded sound was that he didn’t like it at...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2005
Bartok/Beethoven String Quartets
There is much to enjoy in the playing of this young German quartet—both interpretations on their new disc are thoroughly...
Reviewed in issue 12/1992
Ligeti String Quartets 1 & 2
The Wergo booklet carries a photograph of a twinkling-eyed Ligeti peering over a writing-stand like Mr Chad—the image suits his...
Reviewed in issue 8/1989
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