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Frost Concertos. The Lesson.

The composer tells us (in a rather self-indulgent insert-note) that his Bassoon Concerto was inspired by the 'haunting melancholy' of...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/2000

Mendelssohn Piano Trios Opp 49 & 66

Thankfully, today’s performers seem to have forgotten about the false characterisation, prevalent 50 years ago, of Mendelssohn as a composer...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 3/2005

Bach Duos

In a convincingly argued note Christopher Hogwood points out that the Bach household was exceptional in always having several keyboard...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1996

Verdi Rigoletto

Despite the deletion of the Serafin recording with Gobbi, Callas and di Stefano (Columbia mono 33CXS1324/6, 2/56), Rigoletto remains well...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 11/1985

Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

As I pointed out in my review of Vol. 1 (6/94), one of the attractions of Jando's Haydn sonata series...

Reviewed in issue 8/1994

Czerny Piano Music for two, four & six hands Vol 1

A favourite pupil and interpreter of Beethoven (who once contemplated going to live in his house) and the teacher of...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1985

R Strauss Salome

Varnay briefly undertook Salome at the start of the 1950s, relinquishing it when she realised (rightly) that her large, refulgent...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/2000

Hovhaness Concerto for 2 Pianos; (3) Pieces for 2 Pianos

Alan Hovhaness bucked most of the late 20th century’s modernist trends, which may explain why his music doesn’t sound all...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 11/2005

Vivaldi Concertos for Flute and Orchestra

Among the first flute concertos ever written, Vivaldi’s Op 10 are also among the most imaginative. With vivid descriptive writing...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 6/2006

Mozart? Volume 6

Consortium Classicum’s Mozart series continues to provide fascinating and entertaining glimpses into the byways of classical music. The bassoonist J....

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/1999

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