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Mozart Violin Concertos

The Belgian violinist Arthur Grumiaux made his debut in 1940 and established himself after the war as a consistently fine...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1993

Castillo Orchestral Works

Guatemala is not a country that has made much impact on the musical scene. Researches into the native Quiche Indian...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1997

Scarlatt, D Venice VI: 30 Royal Sonatas Vol 7

Since the withdrawal of the monumental recording of the complete sonatas by the late Scott Ross, unwisely offered only as...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/2003

Bach St Matthew Passion

Naxos's use of 'conventional' forces for this performance of Bach's great Passion belies a sensitivity to scale and nuance which...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 8/1994

Handel Concerti grossi, Op 3

Handel's publisher, Walsh, issued six Concerti grossi, Op. 3 in 1734. One of these, the Fourth Concerto of the set,...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1993

Nielsen Symphonies

Chandos continue releasing their Nielsen cycle by the late-lamented Bryden Thomson and the Royal Scottish Orchestra by coupling the Espansiva...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 2/1993

Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch, Vol 10

Vol 10 of Naxos's “Great Pianists” consists of 21 bonnes bouches with which the incomparable fi Moiseiwitsch enchanted his adoring...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2007

Verdi Rigoletto

Composers who harness a post-modern musical language to symbolic representations of spiritual life are ten-a-penny these days. But composers who...

Reviewed in issue 6/1994

Beethoven Piano Works

This is a Hammerklavier of no mean distinction—as it needs to be if it is to hold an honourable place...

Reviewed in issue 9/1992

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Autumn Journey

This is pretty well what such things should be. The mind learns almost equally by eye and by ear. Enough...

Reviewed in issue 8/1998

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