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Schumann Piano Concerto, op. 54

It is a bold pianist who so directly challenges Murray Perahia in this very apt coupling of three Schumann concertante...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

Bach Organ Works

On the face of it, this looks like just another organ recital, but in reality it celebrates the remarkable philanthropy...

Reviewed in issue 5/2001

Ives & Korngold Piano Trios

The jewel-box cover draws attention to the fact that these two piano trios are close contemporaries. Korngold's was written in...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1990

Schumann String Quartets, Op 42 Nos 1 and 3

“One of the world’s most sought after string quartets” is how these four young women are introduced in the booklet,...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 13/1997

Tchaikovsky/Arensky Piano Trios

Hard on the heels of the Solomon Trio's Pickwick coupling of the piano trios by Tchaikovsky and Arensky comes this...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 7/1993

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

“A symphony for tenor, alto (or baritone), and orchestra.” So is the baritone option more than just a bracketed alternative?...

Reviewed in issue 2/1997

Beecham conducts Wagner

These superlative performances make one regret all the more that Beecham never recorded a Wagner opera complete in the studio:...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1994

I Want to Live! Original Soundtrack

These two reissues are a timely reminder of an era when producers showed more imagination than now in commissioning scores...

Reviewed in issue 5/1999

Britten/Cole Porter Blues & Cabaret Songs

This record is destined, I would guess, to become a classic. Britten's cabaret songs were written for the singing actress...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 9/1993

Tippett conducts Tippett

This collection carries the welcome announcement that it is the first of a series in which Tippett will conduct his...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1990

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