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Shostakovich Symphony No 8

To what extent should Western interpreters seek to emulate the characteristics of the Soviet orchestras of Shostakovich’s day – the...

Reviewed in issue 9/1997

Vierne: Chamber Works

To such an extent is his name associated with the organ, to whose literature he made notable contributions, that it...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 5/1991

A Tribute to William Schuman

This record was complete before Schuman died last February. He heard some of it on a cassette and wrote: ''The...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/1993

Tansman Symphonies Vol. 4

Four small-scale but by no means trivial works here complement the three volumes of Tansman’s numbered symphonies in Chandos’s valuable...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 3/2010

Stanford String Quartets Nos 1 & 2

Stanford wrote the first two of his eight string quartets within just six weeks during the late summer of 1891...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/2005

Keiser (Der) geliebte Adonis 'The Beloved Adonis)

Keiser is chiefly remembered for his influence on Handel; but he was also rather a good composer himself. He directed...

Reviewed in issue 10/2001

MusikFabrik - nach Innen (towards the inside)

This disc is named after the negative-sounding title of Marc André’s ni (an abbreviation of “nach innen” – “towards the...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/2011

Brahms Clarinet Quintet & Trio

Most recordings of the quintet fit only the first three movements on to the first side. This new one accommodates...

Reviewed in issue 9/1984

Reger Orchestral Works

If Max Reger's reputation as an impenetrably contrapuntal heavyweight continues to defy critical justification, this disc—and quite a few like...

Reviewed in issue 8/1994

Tchaikovsky (The) Snow Maiden

Since Ostrovsky has virtually no following in the West, the music Tchaikovsky wrote for his play has languished, which is...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/1998

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