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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Nineteen-sixty-nine is long enough ago in the history of sound and vision to feel primitive compared to today’s technology, but...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 9/2007

Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Clarinet Quintet

Sharon Kam is a clarinettist with an exceptionally wide expressive range. Here she couples the two Mozart masterpieces inspired by...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2011

Britten Suites for Cello

As always, the shadow of Mstislav Rostropovich looms large here. Daniel Müller-Schott was fortunate enough to work on Britten’s three...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 10/2011

Elgar Violin Concerto

It is good to welcome an all-American performance of this most British of concertos that is so thrillingly passionate. David...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2008

Liszt; MacDowell Piano Concertos

Andre Watts has always enjoyed superstar status in his native America. But although a charismatic public performer he finds it...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/1996

Mozart Arias and Duets

The Genz brothers are among the most promising young singers around and this disc brings them happily together. Regrettably, Mozart...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 2/2004

Dvorák Slavonik Dances, Opp 46 & 72

A strong contender in a crowded field, with clearly delineated instrumental lines (woodwinds, timps and secondary strings come over especially...

Reviewed in issue 6/1999

Piano Works by Spanish Women Composers

The most substantial work offered here by the Spanish pianist Susana Marin (a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music)...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1993

Siole Isokoski - Suomalainen Rukous

A very domestic disc indeed, this: everything sung in Finnish, and most of the music by composers unknown outside their...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 5/2004

Mozart Symphonies 36 & 40

Duplications of these masterpieces have been arriving so fast that it is a relief when newcomers find so clear a...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1990

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