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Bach Violin Concertos

There’s much to be said for performing Bach’s concertos one to a part. What’s missed in contrast between solo and...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/2006

Schumann/Draeseke Choral Works

A German composer does not lightly lay claim to having written a Grosse Messe, and Felix Draeseke (1853-1913), rather than...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

MacDowell Symphonic Poems

MacDowell has been typecast by his charming piano miniatures; we no more expect him to have written symphonic poems than...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 10/1999

Schütz Six-part Motets

The glittering sound of the Emmanuel Music Chorus is just what is required for Schutz's six-part writing. The chorus's bright...

Reviewed in issue 11/1993

Schmidt (Das) Buch mit sieben Siegen

Recordings of Franz Schmidt’s oratorio on the Apocalypse continue to emerge. Best known for his work with the left-field Absolute...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 6/2008

Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos 4 & 5

It is quite a coup for John Eliot Gardiner to present the premiere recording of a major Mendelssohn work, for...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1999

Leclair Violin Sonatas Book 1

This CD completes Adrian Butterfield’s three-disc set of Leclair’s first volume of violin sonatas from 1723. Like the others, this...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 2/2010

Rachmaninov Complete Solo Piano Music

The discrepancy in the number of CDs contained in these two sets of the purportedly 'complete' music for solo piano...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 3/1994

Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8

This latest volume in his complete Beethoven sonata cycle clearly demonstrates John O'Conor's eloquent style and careful approach. The opening...

Reviewed in issue 8/1993

Chopin Piano Concerto No 1; Fantaisie in F minor Op 49

This enterprising Chopin programme couples the E minor Concerto with a solo programme including the Bolero, an intriguing if unconvincing...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/2006

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