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Villa-Lobos Complete Bachianas Brasileiras

Villa-Lobos’s nine Bachianas brasileiras, in their various incarnations, are represented fitfully in the catalogue. Claims – as here – of...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2005

Mozart Serenade, K320; Bassoon Concerto,K191

A rich sound here, and probably that has to do with the fact that this recording was made at a...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1994

Verdi Il Trovatore

The reason for welcoming this Trovatore back to the catalogue is the presence of Elena Obraztsova's Azucena. The sheer concentration...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 3/1987

Berlioz Orchestral Works

This is the first new record of Harold to appear for some years. Now that Bernstein's later version with Donald...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 7/1985

Korngold Lieder

Vegetarians beware – the climax of this recital is Korngold’s song, to his own text, in celebration of a rich...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 11/2002

Brahms Sonatas for Violin and Piano

The youthful C minor Scherzo makes a welcome bonus to the common programming of the three sonatas. Amoyal and Chiu’s...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Shostakovich's operatic masterpiece is notoriously problematic to stage, especially if directors go back to the 1932 score and try to...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 2/2007

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

On this evidence, Mikhail Pletnev remains one of the most intelligent and stylish Tchaikovsky conductors around. His 1991 account of...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 1/2012

Dvorák Symphonies 1-3

Well now, here’s a surprise. I began my listening with the Third Symphony (a work for which I have always...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/1997

Mozart Piano Concerto 12 & Piano Quartet 2

Recorded live in Vienna, in the Mozartsaal of the Konzerthaus, these performances have a warmth and immediacy which speak of...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/2000

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