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Great Music from Great Occasions at Westminster Abbey

Much pleasure, here, not least in the entertaining notes which though unattributed are far from anonymous in style and content....

Reviewed in issue 10/1989

Haydn Die Schopfung

There is no shortage of good performances of Haydn's oratorio The Creation in the catalogue. Until the appearance of this...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1989

Haydn Piano Sonatas

Impressive technical proficiency and conscientious preparation characterise Mark Swartzentruber’s pianism. But a consummate command of the keyboard is not matched...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 13/2004

Prokofiev Piano Sonata No 7; Schubert Piano Sonata No 19

Here is one of those legendary concerts that will have pianophiles slavering at the mouth: a great artist at the...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 3/2010

Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri

Membra Jesu Nostri (1680), a cycle of seven short cantatas contemplating different parts of the body of the crucified Christ,...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2008

Chopin Etudes

Duchable made a great impression with his LP of Saint-Saens's Etudes (EMI Pathe Marconi/Conifer 2C 069 16423, 12/81) and the...

Reviewed in issue 5/1983

Respighi Pines & Fountains of Rome etc

I was rapped over the knuckles once for finding two Karajans in a single recording, one a breathtaking master of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1997

Vivaldi Concertos

This programme of assorted concertos by Vivaldi focuses on works for instruments other than the violin, of which the composer...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 3/1992

Cello Sonatas

Czech-born Michaela Fukacova studied with, among others, Andre Navarra, Paul Tortelier and Mstislav Rostropovich. She performs in duet with Josef...

Reviewed in issue 8/1996

Bartók For Children (1945)

Over and above the expected improvement in tonal clarity, this CD has two distinct advantages over the existing LP version:...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1986

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