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Sibelius Symphony No 1. Karelia SUite

With this fine account of the First Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra complete their Sibelius cycle for Decca—and...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1986

Hummel Works for Piano & Orchestra

This admirable recital forms a sequel to Stephen Hough’s Gramophone Award-winning Chandos disc of the A minor and...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1998

R. Strauss Music for Symphonic Brass

It is good to have this collection of Strauss's music for brass transferred to CD. The sound is clear throughout...

Reviewed in issue 1/1989

Nyman Love Counts

Like Nyman’s earlier opera Man and Boy: Dada (6/05), Love Counts has a libretto by Michael Hastings, uses the Michael...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/2007

Beethoven String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1, 4 and 5

Both these discs are first instalments of complete Beethoven sets, and both offer technically secure performances with plenty of character....

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 3/2004

Haydn Keyboard Concertos, HobXVIII/4, 6 & 11

Many are the concertos attributed to Haydn but these three are undisputedly authentic. The keyboard part in No 4 is...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 4/2005

Bach Orchestral Suites

Along with the violin concertos and the Brandenburgs, the four Orchestral Suites have over a long period of time been...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 5/1997

Italian Airs & Cantatas

There is nothing quite like the countertenor voice for arousing a varied individual response, but if you are still unsure...

Reviewed by Tess Knighton in issue: 9/1989

Poulenc Mélodies

During the final years of his life, Poulenc described his own personality, ‘What has often been praised as my charming...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 4/1999

Toch String Quartets Vol 3

New World’s new disc collects four of Toch’s most vibrant and appealing orchestral scores. The earliest is the 1926 First...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2003

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