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Rostropovich plays Khachaturian, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky

At the height of his powers as a cellist in the 1960s‚ Rostropovich had an enormous repertory‚ ranging from the...

Reviewed in issue 12/2001

Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1 & 6

I read somewhere recently that no record company was planning a new Beethoven cycle this side of the year 2000,...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 8/1996

Elgar Orchestral Works

With the Enigma Variations on CD it is an obvious advantage having all the separate variations individually banded, which allows...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1984

Franck; Samazeuilh String Quartets

It’s pleasant to be able to welcome a new recording of the unaccountably neglected Franck Quartet. Admirers of the Piano...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 1/2006

Reimann Complete Piano Works

Aribert Reimann is most renowned for the adventurous spirit of his operas and for his “day job” as a Lieder-accompanist...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 3/2008

Bach English Suites

It is something of a mystery why Bach, usually alive to opportunities to make known his mastery of various musical...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1994

Britten Choral Works

The approaching procession in A Ceremony of Carols, vividly effective, sets the tone of confidence which rings through the performance....

Reviewed in issue 12/1986

Haydn Symphonies Nos 101 & 104

This pairing of Haydn's last, and most imposing, D major symphonies has many of the positive features of Mackerras's Mozart...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 2/1993

Ligeti Volume 7

In common with previous volumes in the series, this issue presents music from the 1950s and 1960s (Ten Pieces, Bagatelles)...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/1998

José Carreras - Belle Époque

Jose Carreras singing Zemlinsky, Schreker and Elgar – not something one might have predicted. On listening, however, not many people...

Reviewed by po'connor in issue: 1/2008

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