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Bernstein Symphony No 2

The inevitable Candide overture goes at quite a lick. So many continents‚ so little time. James Judd’s Florida Philharmonic point...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Muldowney Piano Concerto. Saxophone Concerto

The first thing to say about this record is that the performances and recordings give the music every chance to...

Reviewed in issue 5/1988

Schubert: Piano Works

Perhaps what I enjoyed most here was the naturalness of Pires's approach, her intuitive way of getting to the crux...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1990

Bach & Brahms orchestrated Schoenberg

In terms of style, the Schoenberg Piano Quartet orchestration is rather like a private conversation re-scripted for the theatre. Only...

Reviewed in issue 10/1997

Presenting Joshua Bell

Encore pieces, in longish sequences, do of course belie their original nickname; but must surely be ever welcome when they...

Reviewed in issue 5/1988

The Scottish Lute

More than enough music is now printed and readily available to satisfy most people's needs, and composer's Rights are protected...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 9/1991

Thomas Hampson - I Hear America Singing

At first sight this looks like a ragbag of songs from both established and obscure composers. It's all recorded live...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 12/2006

Mozart Requiem

The Requiem from Gustav Kuhn has most of the usual advantages and disadvantages of a recorded public performance. It has...

Reviewed in issue 5/2002

Bruckner Symphony No 4

There was always something very special about these 1970-71 EMI recordings of the Fourth and Seventh Symphonies by Karajan and...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 4/1997

Bridge Songs and Chamber Works

There’s plenty to enjoy in this attractive survey of early Frank Bridge, which is bookended by mightily impressive accounts of...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2008

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