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Boulanger Psalms; Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Doubtless DG have good reasons for not issuing recordings made in July 1999 until now, but one result has been...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/2002

Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2

The two CDs of Maria Joao Pires are billed as Vols. 2 and 4 of a Denon series which is...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

Pingoud Symphonic Poems

Ernest Pingoud (1887-1942) is one of those names one encounters in footnotes, or in the more comprehensive musical dictionaries. The...

Reviewed in issue 2/1998

Emanuel Feuermann plays Dvorák and Bloch

These recordings have been transferred from 33/3 rpm acetates. When I reviewed the Connoisseur CD last September it provided a...

Reviewed in issue 7/1988

Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works

Leonard Slatkin's greatest asset in this blazingly assertive Tchaikovsky Third lies in his totally unsentimental approach, vital in this most...

Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 8/1992

Jacques Thibaud Complete Solo Recordings 1929-36

When Jacques Thibaud was killed in an air crash 41 years ago, the musical world lost one of its finest...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1994

The Romantic Englishman

Novello's part-songs at threepence a copy (perhaps not that), the male-voice quartet (alto on top, no nonsense about countertenors in...

Reviewed in issue 12/1991

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5; Marche slave

These two versions of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony could hardly be more sharply contrasted. Masur's, as one would expect, is refined...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/1989

Mozart (6) Violin Sonatas, Op 1 - Mozart in Paris

The Shahams, brother and sister, make a formidable team. It’s obvious throughout that they’re entirely comfortable playing together, effortlessly accommodating...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2007

Brian Orchestral Works

This enterprising recording will be welcomed by the growing number of record collectors who are interested in Havergal Brian's music....

Reviewed in issue 4/1988

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