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Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Shortly before he died in 1868, Rossini orchestrated his last substantial masterpiece, the Petite Messe solennelle, not because it required...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 6/2011

Gardner Flute Concerto, Op.220; Symphony No.3, Op.189 etc

John Gardner is a new name to me and I suspect to most Gramophone readers. With the notes for this...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 8/2000

Milhaud Chamber Music for winds and piano

This elegant recording was made in January 1983 in the Munich studios of Bavarian Radio. I say 'elegant' because no...

Reviewed in issue 2/1987

Rodrigo Complete Orchestra Works, Vol 4

The focus of these three volumes is on concertos, the most popular and arguably the best segment of Rodrigo’s orchestral...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 3/2003

Schubert Winterreise

These two traversals of this well tilled territory are as different as chalk and cheese. Neither presents a serious challenge...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/2006

Mozart Complete Sonatas for Keyboard & Violin, Vol 3

The brief K8 Sonata is one of three that the eight-year-old Mozart played for Louis XV with his father on...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 9/2006

Arnold Symphonies Nos 7 and 8

I came new to both these symphonies, written in 1973 and 1978 respectively, and they are not for fainthearts! Their...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 3/1991

Copland Symphony 3/Harris Symphony 3

Arguably the best American symphony coupled with arguably the best-known American symphony makes an ideal pairing on paper. Sad to...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/1996

From the Operas of Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Many people have a soft spot for the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold—usually through acquaintance with it via movie soundtracks...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 5/1992

Vivaldi Violin Concertos

There are two times two ways of approaching The Four Seasons: first, using either period instruments or modern ones; second,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/1987

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