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Shostakovich Piano & Trumpet Concerto; Symphony No 12

This is awkwardly coupled, German-accented Shostakovich at super-bargain price. The Concerto starts very well, and even if the pianist puts...

Reviewed in issue 11/1999

Stamitz Symphonies

Although Carl Stamitz's reputation as a composer rests principally on his orchestral music, there are, surprisingly, no recordings of the...

Reviewed in issue 5/1995

Evelyn Laye - Queen Of Musical Comedy

Glancing over the contents of this sumptuous collection one is inevitably pulled up short by the dates: Evelyn Laye –...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2009

Villa-Lobos Complete Works for Guitar, Volume 1

The album is described as Vol. 1 of the “Complete Works for Guitar” but “with guitar” might be more appropriate...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1996

Poulenc (Les) Animaux modèles; Concert champêtre

Poulenc’s third and final ballet, Les animaux modèles, was begun, he wrote, “in the darkest days of the summer of...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2007

Handel Fireworks Music; Concerti a due cori

At times quite sprightly, at other times ponderous—not least in its treatment of dotting—and though played with the professional efficiency...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1989

Glazunov Orchestral Works

Yondani Butt's LSO recording of Glazunov's Symphony No. 3 originally appeared (uncoupled) in 1988, which is not made clear in...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/1995

Music for the Court of Maximilian II

Jacobus Vaet (c1529-1567) is not unknown to the catalogue; a couple of fine recordings of his music have already appeared....

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 3/2007

Beethoven's Fifth - a rediscovery

The title, I fear, is a misnomer. Neither the performance nor the accompanying documentary tells us anything new about Beethoven’s...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 8/2010

Falla El sombrero de tres picos; El amor brujo

Previn's crisp and rhythmic account of the Falla ballet brings out the Stravinskian associations, effectively so, but in most ways...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1984

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