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(2) Titans of the Keyboard

Heaven for piano­buffs. Here is Michelangeli on top form in one of Beethoven’s grandest early sonatas‚ his magnificent technique displayed...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Tournemire L'Orgue Mystique

A lifelong disciple of Franck, Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) became, in turn, a paterfamilias to the inter-war generation of Parisian organists....

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 9/1999

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro

This, I'm afraid, is one Figaro too many. It adds little in the way of perception or insight to an...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 10/1987

Zimmer Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

It’s yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum as Johnny Depp and company lead another instalment of this Disney franchise, this...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 10/2006

Lilburn A Song of Islands

The Continuum release devoted to the three symphonies of Douglas Lilburn (8/94) made it into my 1994 “Critics’ choice”, and...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/1996

Stravinsky Orchestral Works

It’s debatable whether the market is crying out for another collection of Stravinsky miniatures, and although the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie are...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 8/2004

Böhm Keyboard Suites

Bach knew a good thing when he heard it and Georg Böhm was one such figure whom we know received...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 2/2004

Stravinsky Petrushka. Pulcinella

As digital Petrushkas go, this is definitely one of the best. Chailly has his players characterize even the smallest detail...

Reviewed in issue 6/1995

The Essential British Light Music Collection

British light music’s remarkable rehabilitation must surely be complete when a new collection not only finds a place in Classic...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 3/1998

Fritz Kreisler plays Encores

A good number of Kreisler performances have been reissued in the last year or two, and that can only be...

Reviewed in issue 1/1990

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