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Tchaikovsky Works for Piano and Orchestra

Thoughtful planning and production to match Haas's intelligent, sympathetic and nicely detailed playing. JW contributes informative notes, and the general...

Reviewed in issue 9/1993

Ysaÿe Solo Violin Sonatas

Sometimes I wonder if by tailoring his solo sonatas to fit the styles of six very different violinists Eugene Ysaÿe...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2005

Monteverdi Madrigals, Book 8

Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals, issued with the eye-catching title of Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (“Madrigals of Love and War”),...

Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 11/1997

Mozart "Haydn" Quartets

Written between December 1782 and January 1785 the set of six string quartets which Mozart dedicated to Haydn are striking...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1992

Offenbach Overtures

Offenbach overtures come in various forms. For later works such as La fille du tambour-major and Vert-vert, where he was...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 1/1994

Mozart Works for Violin and Orchestra

These are warm performances, richly recorded in Blackheath Concert Hall, London, by Decca's very experienced producer Ray Minshull. Joshua Bell's...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1993

Mendelssohn Piano Trios Nos 1 and 2, Opp 49 & 66

Chamber music with star players doesn’t always work: lack of rehearsal time or oversized egos can often lead to performances...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 10/2006

Tchaikovsky Piano Works

Tchaikovsky wrote The Seasons for the monthly journal Nuvellist, whose editor had the bright idea of commissioning 12 pieces from...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 6/1992

Saint-Saens Music for Cello and Piano

Although in his day Saint-Saëns was regarded by the French as one of their greatest composers, today we are inclined...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/2012

Bowen Piano Works

Long over-shadowed by his more trendy and chic contemporaries, York Bowen’s unapologetic and superbly crafted Romanticism fell out of fashion...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/2005

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