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Schubert Piano works

Interest here centres on the F minor Sonata of 1818, the eleventh of Schubert's early experiments in this genre, which...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1991

Prokofiev Lieder

Apart from the language barrier, Prokofiev’s songs present problems because they are so determined to avoid conventional musical versification. Most...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 10/2003

Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos 2 & 3

The main attraction here is in having the Third Concerto – that is, the Allegro de concert that Tchaikovsky left...

Reviewed in issue 6/1996

Marais; Rebel Trios and Sonatas

Making their début with this recording‚ the members of the Assemblée des Honnestes Curieux live up to their name in...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Jarrett/Mozetich/Ellias String Music

Marjan Mozetich is an Italian by birth, a Canadian by professional adoption (currently on the staff of the School of...

Reviewed by rthomas in issue: 4/2000

A Garland for the Queen

''A Garland For The Queen'' was an inspired and charming idea, providing for 1953 a counterpart to ''The Triumphs Of...

Reviewed in issue 4/1992

Works for Cello and Piano

Schumann's Stucke im Volkston, Op. 102 are engaging enough, and on Nimbus Alexander Michejew responds well to the changing moods,...

Reviewed in issue 8/1985

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

This is a curious compilation in the sense that there is no consistency as regards the accompaniments preferred: piano for...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1996

Potenza d'amore (La)

In this second exploration of the music written for Italian salons of the early-to-middle 19th century, the standard of performance...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 3/2000

Verdi Aida - excs

All the plums are here in these excerpts from the taut Abbado version, in sound that shows again the advantages,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1985

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