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Myslivecek Il Bellerofonte

Josef Myslivecek is slimly represented in The Classical Catalogue, and this is, I think, the first of his operas to...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/1992

Schoenberg Gurrelieder

In a score of such lavish resource as Gurrelieder (six soloists, a chorus big enough for its male voices to...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1993

Couperin, F Concerti dans le goût théâtral

In 1986 Peter Holman set out a case for orchestrating François Couperin’s chamber music. He focused particular attention on the...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

Alwyn String Quartets

I enjoyed both these works very much. They communicate. The First Quartet comes from the mid-1950s and was written just...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/1994

Mozart: Orchestral & Chamber Works

Heifetz's recorded legacy is particularly rewarding for reasons other than the simple fact that he was a great violinist. He...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Britten: Orchestral & Vocal Works

It cannot be denied, good as the recent recordings of Britten's Cello Symphony have been (Yo-Yo Ma on CBS outstandingly...

Reviewed in issue 9/1989

French Woodwind Chamber Works, Vol 1

The solo and chamber woodwind repertory owes much to French composers. Indeed, it is hard to think of the flute...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 2/1995

Bernard Stevens Orchestral Works

Bernard Stevens (1916-83) wrote his Dance Suite in 1957. Its title invites comparison with Bartok's well-known suite, but despite some...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Feldman Complete Works for Violin & Piano

Gathering together Feldman’s violin and piano music might be an ideal way to persuade potential listeners to get to grips...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 10/2000

Schubert Impromptus

Of the several period-instrument contenders in this field, no one had impressed me more than the vividly responsive Lambert Orkis...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 1/1995

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