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Stravinsky (The) Rake's Progress

In the astonishingly ill­informed booklet accompanying this release (Stravinsky’s father was not ‘leading bass player at the Marinski [sic] Theatre’;...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002

Schubert Impromptus

Melvyn Tan is a brilliant player who is currently doing much to advance the cause of the early piano—and good...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 2/1989

Moniuszko Flis

Flis (“The Raftsman”, 1858) was Moniuszko’s next opera following the great success enjoyed by Halka (3/07). For this opera, Moniuszko...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 7/2010

Pierre Cochereau - The Organist of Notre-Dame

The great organist Pierre Cochereau was acknowledged as one of the finest improvisers in the history of the instrument. He...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2004

M-A. Charpentier Sacred Choral Works

Charpentier's two Latin oratorios, Caecilia virgo et martyr and Filius prodigus were first issued on LP five years ago. Then...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 10/1985

Rossini (La) Donna del Lago

One of Rossini’s most attractive scores, La donna del lago is both bold and delicate, at one moment looking ahead...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2007

Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite/Night Ride & Sunrise

With the recent deletion of Ormandy's famous 1978 Philadelphia set on mid-price EMI Studio (4/79), top-notch versions of the Legends...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2000

Debussy Preludes

It seems only a while ago that Julius Katchen exclaimed in wonder over his protégé, Pascal Rogé, a pianist now...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/2005

Mahler Symphony No 5

Familiar to UK listeners from his stint with the London Sinfonietta, though more recently associated with music-making in Melbourne and...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/2010

Chopin: Piano works

Though no less than 16 different versions of the Funeral March Sonata are currently on sale, this is the first...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 3/1985

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