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R. Strauss Tone Poems

Sinopoli's third Strauss offering has the inestimable benefit of the Staatskapelle Dresden, arguably the Straussian orchestra par excellence, so it...

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

Mozart Don Giovanni arr for Wind Ensemble

The nature of the ranking popular shows of the day has changed over the years somewhat noticeably (and not always...

Reviewed in issue 9/1984

Medtner Violin Sonatas Nos 1 and 2

Lydia Mordkovitch and Geoffrey Tozer face stiff competition in this repertoire from Alexander Shirinsky and Dmitri Galynin, not only because...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 11/1994

20th Century Contemporary Music

Anyone intent on impressing – or annoying – the neighbours should try the closing minutes of Kim Helweg’s punch-drunk America...

Reviewed in issue 9/1996

Chopin (The) Complete Nocturnes

Let me say at once that even in a heavily competitive market place this ranks among the most remarkable of...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2006

Arensky Symphony No 1

Despite the unkind prediction of Rimsky-Korsakov, Arensky has never quite been forgotten, and here is an attractive introduction to his...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 10/2003

Rossini (Il) Turco in Italia

Naxos has had some success with its forays into Rossini territory: a superbly produced Il barbiere di Siviglia (3/94), a...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/2006

Stravinsky Orchestral Works

Two very fine LPO Rites—Haitink's recorded in 1973 and Mackerras's in 1987—though in this mid-price Insignia recycling of Haitink's from...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/1992

Elgar Symphony No 2; Sea Pictures

Here is an Elgar Second of exciting thrust and considerable interpretative flair. Mackerras's way with the first movement is charismatically...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 12/1994

Ives Holiday Symphony; Places in New England

Distinctive and enjoyable. Aided by some wonderfully sensitive playing from the excellent Baltimore orchestra (not to mention a superbly refined...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1996

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