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Mozart (Complete) Piano Trios
The crisp, triple-time opening movement of the early Divertimento, K254, augurs well: alert yet never inflexible rhythms, an easy give-and-take...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 5/2006
New Impossibilities
Much of the music here, if aurally, weirdly fascinating, will be far from easy listening for most, although the audience...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/2008
Poulenc Secular Choral Works
James Wood | New London Chamber Choir
Except for the charming miniature Petites voix (originally intended for children – who would need to have been uncommonly accomplished...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1995
Campra Tancrède
Between the death of Lully in 1687 and the emergence of Rameau as an opera composer in 1733 a handful...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1990
Handel Concerti Grossi, Op.6/9-12
Handel's 12 ''Grand Concertos'' are well served with integral recordings on both period and modern instruments; with the latter the...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 4/1990
Strauss, R Elektra
Elektra was one of Astrid Varnay’s great roles‚ but she never recorded it commercially. Now‚ however‚ we have at least...
Reviewed in issue 8/2002
Schumann (The) Violin Sonatas
All three Schumann violin sonatas are relatively late, and all are completely unalike. The First, the most concise and the...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 6/2007
Holst Orchestral Works
London Symphony Orchestra | Richard Hickox
This collection is by and large enjoyable, though I do have at least one major reservation (more of which in...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 4/1996
Beethoven String Quintets
Fine Arts Quartet | Gil Sharon
The highly experienced Fine Arts Quartet (and their guest) represent a style of string playing that places great stress on...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2010
Duruflé Organ Works
With two first-rate versions of Durufle's complete organ music currently available on CD from John Scott and Torvald Toren (on...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 7/1994
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