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Bartók Piano Works

There can't be many pianists on the current circuit whose fund of experience extends to working with a major twentieth-century...

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

Brahms Piano Works

This disc was recorded in Bolzano in December 1992. The sound is firm and immediate, if a bit strident at...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 7/1994

David Stanhope Plays

David Stanhope is an Australian composer, conductor, horn player and bass trombonist who ‘occasionally finds time to practise the piano’....

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2000

R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier

A landmark in the history of the gramophone, Karajan’s 1956 EMI recording of Der Rosenkavalier featured an unrivalled cast, with...

Reviewed by ihumphreys in issue: 9/1996

Verdi Requiem

This version makes a welcome return to the catalogue. To my mind it is preferable in almost every way to...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1993

Schubert Piano Works

Curzon recorded the D major Sonata and the two Impromptus at the Sofiensaal, Vienna, in June 1964. The Moments musicaux...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 4/1995

Mascagni Iris

Do persevere with this one. It begins (after the sepulchral darkness and beautiful solo string writing of the Prelude) disconcertingly...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1998

Gesualdo I tormenti d'Amore

The extreme and highly individual character of Gesualdo’s music has led to some strange historical results. A revival of interest...

Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 7/2000

Mozart Works for String Quintet

As their Kochel numbers tell us, these two string quintets were written as a pair. They are also masterpieces which...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 5/1992

Tavener Fall and Resurrection

This could be called Tavener’s Creation, an oratorio-like account of the Biblical tale beginning with a representation of primordial Chaos....

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: /2000

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