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Boccherini Sonatas for Cello and Continuo

Mysteries abound. There are 32 cello sonatas in the Gérard catalogue of 1969‚ and though they have been authenticated‚ not...

Reviewed in issue 10/2001

Schmidt Notre Dame

'Son of Bruckner' is Franz Schmidt's reputation, and if you can hardly imagine Bruckner writing an opera, any apprehension you...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1989

R. Strauss Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

Karajan's latest recording of Don Quixote disappoints me very much, both as an interpretation and as a recording. His earlier...

Reviewed in issue 8/1987

Giuliani Guitar Concertos

The recordings here go back over three decades but they have come up surprisingly well in this transfer and though...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1988

Monteverdi Il Ballo delle ingrate; Lamento d'Arianna

Vanguard's Alfred Deller Edition is a welcome sight. This particular CD is one of a select number of notable Monteverdi...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 3/1995

Brazileira

The standard guitar is a baritone instrument, with a harmonic-rich tone and an effective range of only three and a...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 1/1994

Haydn/Boccherini Cello Concertos

These are pleasant modem performances from a secure, accomplished and musicianly player. The Haydn C major is done by Lluis...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 10/1989

Mozart Orchestral Works

At a time when the inevitable mutterings have emerged against Abbado and his effect on the Berlin Philharmonic, it is...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1994

Ravel: Works for piano and orchestra

There is no shortage of fine couplings of the two Ravel piano concertos and, for starters, those by lean-Philippe Collard...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 8/1989

Edition Paul Hindemith Das Klavierwerk, Vol 5

Hindemith’s Ludus tonalis (1942) is well enough known, especially given the recent plethora of recordings (5/96, 11/96, 3/97), but it...

Reviewed in issue 5/1997

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