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Liszt Abroad

“Liszt was here” is a badge of honour that could probably be claimed by most centres of civilisation in 19th-century...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 10/2009

Bonis Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2

Mélanie Bonis was born in Paris in 1858. A student of Franck and Guiraud, Debussy and Pierné were her peers...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 6/2008

Handel Nabal

Don’t be too embarrassed if you haven’t heard of Handel’s Nabal. Nor had Handel. This is one of the oratorios...

Reviewed in issue 10/2002

Cage Etudes Australes

There have been several excellent recordings devoted to Cage's earlier music for piano and prepared piano. The Etudes Australes, for...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/1993

Richafort Requiem

Jean Richafort is one of many composers who might be known under the collective name‚ ‘School of Josquin’. The notion...

Reviewed in issue 10/2002

Leonie Rysanek - Operatic Recital

Rysanek's long and distinguished career, already encompassing some 45 years has not been that well documented on commercial CDs, but...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/1995

French Violin Sonatas

When the violin sonatas of Debussy and Ravel present such clear parallels, both of them late works, cryptically elusive and...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1994

Dvorák Symphonies Nos 7 and 9

Typically, Giulini has allowed himself more musical time for his latest explorations of these symphonies, and the obvious point to...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 11/1994

Haydn: Overtures and Sinfonias

It was a new experience for me hearing a lot of Haydn overtures on the trot, and how good most...

Reviewed in issue 4/1985

Ireland Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2

Such was the overwhelming critical acclaim that greeted the March 1917 premiere of John Ireland's Second Violin Sonata (a masterly...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 3/2000

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