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Madetoja Juha

If Juhani Aho's tale of misplaced love leading to tragedy was a landmark for the Finnish novel, its operatic potential...

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

Mozart: Piano Works

Maria Joao Pires's first recorded Mozart sonata cycle on Denon/Target (originating from 1974 and reviewed last July as a five-disc...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/1990

Haydn/Mozart Symphonies

A very satisfying coupling: Haydn's Trauer Symphony may not quite plumb the depths of the Mozart G minor, but it...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 8/1986

Reger Piano Works for Four Hands

The idea of collecting Reger's works for four hands (either at two pianos or one) is praiseworthy on the face...

Reviewed in issue 3/1987

Mahler Symphony No 2

First, a word on the performers. The Israeli composer and conductor Gary Bertini has an interesting pedigree for a Mahlerian....

Reviewed in issue 5/1992

Great Operatic Arias - Barry Banks

It is good to see this accomplished singer given the coveted opportunities of a recital disc. His is the kind...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2004

Finzi Song Cycles

When this collection first appeared, all three cycles were receiving their first recordings, by artists closely associated with this music...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 8/1986

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Charles Munch

The intention of these ‘Great Conductors’ sets – to include a ‘representative and comprehensive variety of material’ – is admirable,...

Reviewed by jswain in issue: 9/2003

Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 1

It may be questioned whether all those who are so forward in declamation of the “wee, sleekit, cowrin’, timorous beastie”...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

Mozart Complete Piano Sonatas

Daniel-Ben Pienaar couldn’t have begun better, not by playing but by saying, “It is inescapable that a performance practice for...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 2/2011

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