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Dodgson Piano Sonatas, Volume 2

This is the sequel to Bernard Roberts's earlier Claudio disc of Stephen Dodgson's Second, Fourth and Fifth Piano Sonatas (9/98)....

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 6/2000

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

This is an immensely likeable new version of Saint-Saens justly popular Organ Symphony. The LPO play throughout with great energy...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/1984

Liszt (12) Transcendental Studies

This awesome cycle represents one of the most exhilarating monuments to Romanticism in keyboard music and exacting explorations of piano...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 3/2010

Britten; Dowland; Maw Songs for Tenor and Guitar

This is an imaginative coupling since both Britten and Maw are represented by song-cycles with guitar as well as 20-minute...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 8/2005

Beethoven Cello Sonatas and Variations

Anne Gastinel and François-Frédéric Guy, both formidable artists, share a common view of Beethoven. The phrases are finely drawn, with...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 4/2005

Rameau Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts

One fascinating thing about good music is its robustness and, in particular, its adaptability, making it susceptible to a range...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 8/2003

Karlowicz Symphonic Poems, Vol 2

The story is much the same as with the first volume of Naxos’s Karowicz symphonic poems. Although the orchestra is...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 1/2009

James Galway conducts Handel

I can warmly recommend this collection of Handel's most popular orchestral music, given a 'popular' yet nicely expressive treatment with...

Reviewed in issue 4/1985

Prokofiev Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 (rev version)

I must declare my colours and say immediately that Prokofiev's Fourth Symphony is not a piece I would take to...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1985

Van Cliburn plays Mozart, Debussy & Barber

Along with Horowitz's famous interpretation (RCA (CD) GD60377—to be reviewed later), Van Cliburn's is one that makes every bar of...

Reviewed in issue 5/1991

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