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Field (The) Piano Concertos

It has been a delight returning to Field’s seven concertos, best taken one at a time, not as a marathon....

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2008

Shostakovich Symphony No 8

To what extent should Western interpreters seek to emulate the characteristics of the Soviet orchestras of Shostakovich’s day – the...

Reviewed in issue 9/1997

Vierne: Chamber Works

To such an extent is his name associated with the organ, to whose literature he made notable contributions, that it...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 5/1991

A Tribute to William Schuman

This record was complete before Schuman died last February. He heard some of it on a cassette and wrote: ''The...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/1993

Tansman Symphonies Vol. 4

Four small-scale but by no means trivial works here complement the three volumes of Tansman’s numbered symphonies in Chandos’s valuable...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 3/2010

Stanford String Quartets Nos 1 & 2

Stanford wrote the first two of his eight string quartets within just six weeks during the late summer of 1891...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/2005

Keiser (Der) geliebte Adonis 'The Beloved Adonis)

Keiser is chiefly remembered for his influence on Handel; but he was also rather a good composer himself. He directed...

Reviewed in issue 10/2001

MusikFabrik - nach Innen (towards the inside)

This disc is named after the negative-sounding title of Marc André’s ni (an abbreviation of “nach innen” – “towards the...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/2011

Brahms Clarinet Quintet & Trio

Most recordings of the quintet fit only the first three movements on to the first side. This new one accommodates...

Reviewed in issue 9/1984

Reger Orchestral Works

If Max Reger's reputation as an impenetrably contrapuntal heavyweight continues to defy critical justification, this disc—and quite a few like...

Reviewed in issue 8/1994

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