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Guarnieri Symphonies Nos 1 and 4

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907-93) composed seven symphonies in all. John Neschling’s first issue (12/02) was something of a revelation, featuring...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 2/2004

Beethoven Triple Concerto; Romances

It is good to have four such distinguished versions of the Triple Concerto to choose from, and it is good...

Reviewed in issue 10/1985

Bach/Vivaldi - Concerti & Praeludia

Not only purists but Bach-lovers too would be well advised to sit this one out; for the disc’s avowed purposes...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1999

Gavin Bryars - A Portrait

Play a random three-minute sequence from any one of these CDs and the composer’s identity immediately establishes itself. Gavin Bryars...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 3/2003

Todd, W Te Deum; (The) Burning Road

Large-scale choral works that convey a message have had a resurgence over recent years. Rendering sacred texts from a present-day...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 6/2011

Fauré Piano Quartets

For some people, Faure's name is synonymous with Gallic refinement, but also—certainly if we compare him with Berlioz or Messiaen—perhaps...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1993

Dvorak/Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos

On April 26th, 1945 Ida Haendel, a young violinist at the beginning of her career, entered Decca’s West Hampstead studios...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/1999

Mozart Flute and Harp, Clarinet Concertos; Flute Concerto No. 1

When last year this recording of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto first appeared, with Sabine Meyer joined by Claudio Abbado conducting...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Toscanini conducts Tchaikovsky

A disc that spans half-a-century of Saint-Saens’s long career, from the colourful early Symphony, with its echoes of Mozart, Beethoven...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 4/1997

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2; Paganini Rhapsody

The 1984 LP was Licad's debut on record, and I share TH's welcome for it. Still only 24, this Manila-born...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1986

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