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Ravel: Orchestral Works

One wonders whether there will ever be a falling-off in the apparently insatiable desire of conductors and the record companies...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 5/1989

Simon Barere Complete HMV Recordings, 1934-36

Whereas even the minimally musical are probably familiar with the name of Horowitz, few except the middle-aged and piano buffs...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1985

Ravel Orchestral Works, Vol.1

Ravel of unusual flair and poise. Rarely have I heard such wide-ranging variation of pace in the Alborada's central section...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 4/1993

Chopin: Nocturnes

Listening to these two discs from Livia Rev, I had the impression that she has known and loved Chopin's Nocturnes...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1990

Haydn Symphonies

With 30-odd Haydn symphonies already in their catalogue, mainly from the prolific Capella Istropolitana, Naxos have now come clean and...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 11/1994

Strauss, R Songs

Lott and Johnson again put us in their debt with a disc full of insights, featuring some of his most...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/2003

Beethoven; Sibelius; Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works

As can be seen above, Stokowski’s Sibelius Second is in mono (why, I wonder, in 1964?), but the resonant yet...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/2003

Tallis Scholars South Bank Show

The title of this record calls for some explanation. Most (though not all) of the contents of this compilation served...

Reviewed in issue 1/1991

Haydn String Quartets

These performances are every bit as searching and exhilarating as the Lindsay’s previous Haydn recordings for ASV. Theirs is chamber-music-making...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 3/1996

C.P.E. Bach: Chamber Works

C. P. E. Bach has had a first-class innings in his anniversary year. This new recording from Hyperion is particularly...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1989

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