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Schumann Fantasie; Kreisleriana

Hideyo Harada is a prize-winning pianist trained in Japan, Germany and Russia who offers a Schumann recital showing the composer...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2010

800 Sinfonico Italiano

It makes an apt, if rather ungenerous, coupling having the long-buried pieces by Ponchielli (Puccini’s teacher) and Catalani (his contemporary...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/1998

Schubert Sonatas for Piano & Violin

These sonatas date from 1816-17 and the choice of instruments is precisely appropriate: Midori Seiler plays a Viennese violin made...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2006

Mahler Symphonies Nos 1 & 9

To begin a complete cycle with Mahler’s Alpha and Omega is presumably deliberate, a means of establishing symphonic continuities and...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 7/2003

Boulanger Psalm 24; Pie Jesi; Psalm du fond. Fauré Requiem

The appearance within less than six months of three recordings of the same works is already something of note: still...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 13/1999

Lalo Cello Concerto; Cello Sonata; Chants Russes for Cello & Piano

Maria Kliegel views the Concerto as a strong, dramatic work, and she has just the qualities – impressive, powerful tone...

Reviewed in issue 6/2001

Haydn: Orchestral Works

Here is, in effect a complete Haydn concert—and a very enjoyable one on the whole. Concentus Musicus play as spiritedly...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 4/1990

Balakirev Piano Works, Vol.1

With the exception of the ever-popular Islamey, Balakirev’s piano works are largely products of his later years, and collectively (Islamey...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 11/1996

Takemitsu Orchestral Works

The main purpose of this disc appears to be to place Takemitsu in his Japanese context. Two of the other...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Wagner Lohengrin

Lohengrin is a drama of polarities, the good and the bad. So it is in this performance of the opera,...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2010

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