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Brahms Symphony No 4; Handel Variations

In almost every respect this is an ideal performance of the Fourth Symphony. A skilfully managed blend of classical strength...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Vivaldi Ercoli

In 1722 Vivaldi’s career hit a few snags in his native Venice, but very little of his music had yet...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 3/2011

Schumann Lieder

Recordings of the Op. 39 Liederkreis seem to proliferate by the month. What makes any definitive comparison or choice hard...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1994

Mozart Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Vol 1

A warning first: don’t be tempted to turn up the sound because a harsh violin will dominate. The keyboard is...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 9/2005

Schubert Violin Sonatas

Mozart's violin sonatas? Yes, of course they are a major body of work. Beethoven's? Indeed, so are they, and are...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1993

Abrahamsen/Nielsen Orchestral Works

The Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen is now in his mid-40s and is represented in the CD catalogues by a symphony...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 7/1998

Handel Solo Cantatas

Handel is at his most dramatic, his most tragic, in these three remarkable cantatas about women in extremis - one...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 4/2000

Purcell Dido and Aeneas

We already have three versions of Dido and Aeneas on CD, and those in 'authentic' versions by Andrew Parrott (Chandos...

Reviewed in issue 4/1986

Graham Fitkin Works for Pianos

Full marks to the six pianists of Piano Circus for creating a repertoire out of nothing. When the group was...

Reviewed in issue 1/1993

Harvey Wheel of Emptiness etc

Three of the compositions on this disc offer ideal introductions to Jonathan Harvey’s work‚ showing how music centering on a...

Reviewed in issue 10/2001

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