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Beethoven Choral Fantasy; Liszt Cantata

Liszt told his pupil Gollerich: ‘Beethoven appeared at my second Viennese concert for Czerny’s sake and kissed me on the...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Henze Symphonies

These authoritative recordings make a welcome return, but at the same time highlight the appalling absence from The Classical Catalogue...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 12/1990

Tchaikovsky/Prokofiev: Violin Concertos

These two new versions of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto bring obvious parallels, when both these brilliant young virtuosos have been...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/1988

Brahms/Schumann Piano Quintets

Brahms and Schumann liked and admired each other in the short period following the younger man's first visit to Schumann's...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 12/1990

Berkeley, L & M Orchestral Works

The magnificently rewarding Berkeley Edition under Richard Hickox comes to an end with major works by both father and son....

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 3/2007

Carpenter (Die) Flimmerkiste - Music for Ensemble

Although he has worked across various genres, the concert music of Gary Carpenter has been neglected on disc and this...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 11/2007

Handel: Organ Concertos

In a bright church acoustic (Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland) this set has an instant appeal. Hurford's playing is regular and vigorous,...

Reviewed in issue 11/1986

Bruckner Symphony No 5

It says Vienna Philharmonic on the label, so it must be. The innocent ear, though, might well conclude that this...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/1996

Ronald Smith plays Alkan miniatures

No fewer than 19 of these 25 pieces will already be familiar to collectors of Alkan on record—something of a...

Reviewed in issue 7/1985

Beethoven String Quartet Op 127; Piano Sonata Op 101

This is special and puts down a marker for a new phase in Murray Perahia’s career. Recognising that doubts about...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 1/2005

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