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Schubert Orchestral Works

What a variable cycle this is turning out to be—the excellence of the sound being the only consistent factor. Though...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/1992

Korngold Complete Music for Violin & Piano

ASV’s latest addition to its Korngold series is an indispensable disc gathering together the complete works for violin and piano,...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 9/2000

Debussy/Ravel String Quartets

Only superlatives come to mind when describing the Alban Berg Quartet's form in these performances. The Orlando (Philips) are never...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 4/1986

Palestrina - Offertoria

The collection from which these motets are drawn appeared in print a few months before Palestrina’s death, but may have...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/2007

Bizet Djamileh

Were it not for its static action and its uncomfortable length we should surely see and hear Bizet's penultimate opera...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1989

Brahms Piano Works

Together with the Op 76 Capricci and Intermezzi, Opp 116-119 form a unique, profound cornerstone of the repertoire. Bold, turbulent...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2005

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - A Self Portrait

This documentary, made for television in 1995, is subtitled ‘A Self-Portrait’, so one assumes that Schwarzkopf herself had at least...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 12/2002

Heinichen Lamentationes etc

As a follow-up to their colourful (and Gramophone Award-winning) album of concertos by the Dresden composer Heinichen (Archiv,...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1996

Portuguese Polyphony

Ars Nova have recorded an enterprising selection of music, very well suited to their rich, full sound. A noteworthy feature...

Reviewed in issue 3/1996

Piano Rarities from the 2004 Schloss vor Husum Festival

For those whose passion is to explore the bottomless treasure chest of overlooked and underrated piano works, for whom a...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 2/2006

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