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Saariaho (L')Amour de Loin

Kaija Saariaho’s first work for the lyric stage (Salzburg, 2000) looks set to establish itself as one of the most...

Reviewed by John Allison in issue: 2/2010

(The) Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo

As the opening of Dvorák’s Eighth is moulded and caressed into life by Mariss Jansons, more gently and sensually than...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 9/2011

British String Miniatures Vol 2

Producer Philip Lane’s imaginative collections of British string miniatures continue to provide attractive additions to the recorded repertory. As in...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 8/2003

Legendary Performers - Paderewski

Outwardly, Paderewski remains an enduring legend. The concert pianist who was also Prime Minister of his native Poland, the glamorous...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1993

Violin Sonatas

The twentieth-century violin and piano repertoire invites all kinds of mix-and-match programming. If this particular combination of sonatas suits your...

Reviewed in issue 6/1992

Schumann Piano Works

Like Arrau, Pollini oddly uses the first of the two editions of this work published by Schumann in his lifetime—a...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1984

Puccini Tosca

No sooner had I been writing about the absence in the CD catalogue of the three central operas of the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1985

Marais Works for Bass Viol

Fans of Marais’ music will want to compare Sophie Watillon’s new release with a string of other very strong, very...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/2003

Julius Katchen plays Rachmaninov & Dohnányi

Julius Katchen’s coupling of the Rachmaninov and Dohnanyi’s Variations was a classic of the mono LP catalogue, surviving on Decca’s...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1996

Schubert String Quartets

The Amadeus have always paid loving attention to Schubert and their 1960 disc of the same coupling was reissued comparatively...

Reviewed in issue 3/1983

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