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Mendelssohn Songs

A musical soiree in the 1830s with songs and duets by Mendelssohn would have been a homely affair. There is...

Reviewed in issue 5/1998

Ogermann Concertos (Two)

Claus Ogerman‚ born in 1930 in Ratibor‚ Germany‚ has been New York­domiciled since 1959. In 1979‚ after writing orchestral arrangements...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 3/2002

R. Strauss Complete Works for Wind Ens, Vol.1

Bringing together the finest wind-players from Oslo's Philharmonic and Opera orchestras, Gerard Oskamp's Norwegian Wind Ensemble make an excellent impression...

Reviewed in issue 8/1992

Satie Complete Piano Works

When it comes to top-notch cycles of Satie piano music, Aldo Ciccolini (EMI), Steffen Schleiermacher (MDG Scene) and LTM’s continuing...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 4/2008

Handel Solomon

Premiered at Covent Garden in March 1749, Solomon is arguably the richest, certainly the most protean, of Handel's oratorios. With...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2007

Szymanowski Violin & Piano Works

Anyone who heard Lydia Mordkovitch's fervent and glowing account of Szymanowski's Second Violin Concerto at the BBC Promenade Concerts some...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 6/1991

Khachaturian Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto

Khachaturian dedicated his Piano Concerto to Lev Oborin, who gave the first performance in 1937. His Violin Concerto was dedicated...

Reviewed in issue 4/1994

King's Singers: A la francçaise

The King's Singers a la Francaise is an oddity. I can imagine that the idea of framing Saint-Saens's Carnival of...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1987

J.Brahms Two Piano Trios

Hard on the heels of Anna Noakes’s highly enjoyable recital for ASV of flute pieces by Andre Jolivet comes this...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

Great Voices of the Century John McCormack

Here, at all events, is a capital selection. ''To show the tenor, as it were, in the round'' is the...

Reviewed in issue 5/1993

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