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Liadov Orchestral Works

Lyadov's orchestral pieces have always had a tenuous hold on the repertory, and afford glimpses of an exceptional talent. His...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 6/1993

Bach The Art of Fugue

Gustav Leonhardt made this recording of Bach's Art of Fugue 40 years ago. He was then 25 years old and...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 10/1993

Shostakovich Symphony No 15; Mussorgsky Songs and Dance of Death

Sir Georg Solti came late to Shostakovich, but his performances had begun to acquire greater character and resonance by the...

Reviewed in issue 5/1999

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - excs

Marvellous, polished playing of course, undoubtedly responsive to the balletic feeling of the score—Kurt Masur's phrasing is ever supple and...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/1988

Mozart Violin Concertos

If we omit what Grove calls ''doubtful and spurious'' works, Mozart's violin concertos are five in number and date from...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1992

Miracles of Sant'Iago

Susan Hellauer’s lucid introduction to the contents of Jacobus, the Liber Sancti Iacobi (the Codex Calixtinus) makes fascinating reading. Following...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 4/1996

Brossard Leçons des Morts

The name of Sebastien de Brossard usually appears in music history books only when its owner is being quoted in...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 13/1997

Andrea Bocelli - Viaggio Italiano

That Bocelli is able to overcome the distasteful presentation of this CD is a tribute to his innate talent and...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1999

Mendelssohn Elijah

It is always a pleasure to listen again to this classic set. It now receives a new lease of life...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1993

Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5; The Wasps - Overture

This superb symphony—Michael Kennedy has rightly called it a ''supreme work of art''—now appears on the bargain-price Greensleeve label and...

Reviewed in issue 8/1985

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