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Séverac Piano Music

Debussy as usual put his finger on it, asking a mutual friend to tell Déodat de Séverac that his music...

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 5/2004

Mozart Idomeneo

It has taken, incredibly, five years for Sir John Pritchard's Idomeneo to appear, and the opera has come a long...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 4/1988

Zimmermann Early Orchestral Works

This disc surveys Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s rarely heard orchestral compositions from the years 1950 to 1958 – years which saw...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 2/2003

Bartók 44 Violin Duos

Bartók began his series of 44 duos in response to a publisher’s request for some elementary violin pieces. He based...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2010

Martinu Chamber Works

The Quartet for oboe, violin, cello and piano is a find, a highly attractive piece in the busy yet unfussy...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 2/1997

Organ Recital

The organ in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is not an easy beast for recording engineers to tame. The resonance is considerable...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/1990

Bartók & Berg Violin Concertos

The Bartok concerto is palpably immature, the Berg all too presciently valedictory, yet it makes sense to couple them on...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 10/1984

Italian Vocal Music

Giuseppe Martucci's neglect is due to his comparatively early death (in 1909, at the age of 53), to the fact...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 7/1988

Schubert Schwanengesang

Here is yet another of the new generation of Lieder artists recorded by Capriccio. Lorenz, although he is already 43...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1987

Cornelius Choral Works

Peter Cornelius is overdue for a reappraisal, especially in England. Though the scores of his operas Gunlod and Der Cid...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 4/1990

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