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Schumann Piano Works

I found this a difficult disc to assess fairly. For while there is much to admire in Gerhard Oppitz's strong,...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 1/1992

Madetoja The Ostrobothnians

By no stretch of the imagination could Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947) be considered a musical pioneer. Unlike his great contemporary, Aarre...

Reviewed in issue 8/1992

Spoliansky Film Music

Mischa Spoliansky is hardly a household name but this Russian-born composer, domiciled in London, was versatile and highly accomplished, able...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2009

Bach Goldberg Variations

Johann Forkel, Bach’s first biographer, tells us that the Goldberg Variations were written at the request of the keyboard prodigy...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 8/2011

Nono Chamber Works

There is a problem with Luigi Nono: too little of his earlier music is generally available for most of us...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1992

Narváez Musica del Delphin

Another handsomely packaged and superbly recorded release from ECM, “Musica del Delphin” sees Argentinian guitarist Pablo Márquez going back to...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 10/2007

Alain Vanzo Recital

Though he had been heard on a few special imports from 1962, it was not until 1969, with the Sutherland/Decca...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 6/1990

R. Strauss Complete Music for Wind

At first sight, this attractive Strauss collection looks like the obvious replacement for the Netherlands Wind Ensemble's comprehensive survey of...

Reviewed in issue 8/1993

Compositions for String Quartet and Percussion Trio

Iannis Xenakis is the elder statesman of the four composers represented on this resplendently well-recorded disc, and it's not difficult...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1992

Dyson Quo Vadis

This fine issue makes an important and highly enjoyable addition to the series of Dyson works conducted by Richard Hickox...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 6/2003

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