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String Quartets

I'm not quite sure what cover design I'd have chosen for this collection. A Raphael drawing, to suggest the conservatism...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 12/1993

Schubert Winterreise

This is a decidedly offbeat issue. In addition to an absorbing interpretation of Winterreise, which comprises the second CD, we...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1992

Bach & Mozart: Violin Concertos

The Polish-born Huberman was 51 years old when he recorded these concertos in two days in June 1934. His style...

Reviewed in issue 8/1989

The Singing Club

This is not the Hilliard Ensemble's first record of part-songs, catches and glees. Unlike its two predecessors (Meridian E77002, 6/78...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Mahler Symphony No 8

Sir Colin Davis may not be an instinctive Mahlerian like Leonard Bernstein or Klaus Tennstedt but he is usually at...

Reviewed in issue 6/1997

Vivaldi Concertos, Op. 9

Vivaldi's last great set of printed concertos was La cetra (''The lyre''), published by Le Cene in Amsterdam in 1727....

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1989

Nielsen/Svendsen Chamber Works

Mendelssohn's youthful Octet obviously meant a great deal to Svendsen though his own essay in the medium, a product of...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1994

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 11, 17 & 19

Taking a break from his admired Bartok and Debussy cycles for Philips, Zoltan Kocsis brings all of his customary exuberance,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1999

Fulbert de Chartres Cantor of the Year 1000

This is an intriguing and fascinating documentary. Fulbert of Chartres can scarcely be more than a name to the majority...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 12/1995

Quantz Flute Concertos

Quantz wrote about 300 concertos and 200 chamber works for the flute, more than Vivaldi did for his instrument, the...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/1991

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