Search the Reviews Database

Elgar Symphony No 1

Menuhin's emergence in recent years as a major conductor of certain British works has been exemplified for me by his...

Reviewed in issue 12/1989

Augusta Holmès Orchestral Works

Even if Augusta Holmes has left no great mark on the history of music in general, in the ranks of...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 10/1994

R. Strauss Orchestral Works

Karajan's pioneering record with the VPO made in 1947 has only recently been reissued (HMV mono RLS7714, 3/83) and his...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1983

Bach: Keyboard Works

Gould had total command of his instrument, through which he projected his studiously considered and entirely personal view of Bach's...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 1/1991

Kapp, A; Kapp, E; Kapp, V Orchestral Works

In 1998 Olympia issued a fascinating CD of works by three generations of the Tcherepnin family: grandfather (Nikolai), father (Alexander)...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 1/2008

Antica e Moderna

The proficient Czech choir sings plainsong with a cultivated, pleasing tone. The chant includes some selections from Prague manuscripts, and...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 6/1999

Dowland Consort Music and Songs

The final 14 items in Dowland’s Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares have been presented in a variety of ways in integral...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/1997

Schobert Chamber Works

The main appeal of Schobert's music lies in its wide emotional range and the rich variety of its forms and...

Reviewed in issue 6/1994

Mozart Don Giovanni

I approached the Muti set with the highest expectations arising from the excellence of the cast and the general enthusiasm...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1991

Berlioz (Les) Troyens

Les Troyens hasn’t fared well on DVD. James Levine’s 1983 Metropolitan Opera version (available only in the US) does feature...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 11/2004

---

 

Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews

Gramophone Guides

---

---

---

---

---

---