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Bach Keyboard Works

Angela Hewitt in Bach is bringing Hyperion a distinguished series. If you enjoy Bach on the piano, and may merciful...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 3/2001

Brahms Orchestral Works

Skrowaczewski's dull and sluggish performances of Brahms's Second Symphony and the Tragic Overture gave me little pleasure when I reviewed...

Reviewed in issue 3/1988

Puccini La bohème

Goose-pimples throughout: magical opera: adorable performance. If that is too telegraphic an account, it still says what matters most. The...

Reviewed in issue 4/1992

Boulez Le marteau sans maître

Not just a commemoration of a live event, but a vivid demonstration of collective virtuosity. Gerard Grisey’s Talea has an...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 10/1998

Guitar Works

Don't judge a book by its cover, or indeed this disc by the familiar look of most of its programme....

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 7/1991

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1

Those wanting a new digital recording of Tchaikovsky's B flat minor Piano Concerto could well be satisfied with this, but...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 6/1986

Handel Deidamia

There is a natural inclination to suppose that the last of a composer’s operas may represent the summation of his...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 11/2003

Prokofiev Symphonies Nos 5 and 7

Jean Martinon (1910-76), heir apparent to Charles Munch, was not only a successful conductor (except in his native France, other...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 12/2003

Adolph Busch at the 1949 Strasbourg Festival

Now here’s a treasure trove for those with a sweet tooth. Godowsky’s infamous reworkings of Chopin’s Etudes are, of course,...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 3/2001

Shostakovich Sonata No 2 & Preludes and Fugues

Given his mastery of large-scale form in symphonies and quartets, plus his prowess as a pianist, you might expect Shostakovich's...

Reviewed in issue 10/1989

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