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Sibelius/Schnittke Violin Works

This is an unnecessary issue. Gidon Kremer is one of the most gifted and interesting violinists alive, but the Sibelius...

Reviewed in issue 9/1992

Bach Complete Flute Sonatas, Vol 1

This first volume of a complete Bach Flute Sonatas series makes it clear that the category will be left as...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 4/2000

Psalms of David, Vol.9

Again, as in previous issues, it is remarkable what a little touch of drama will do. The single word ''scorn''...

Reviewed in issue 6/1994

Stockhausen Klavierstücke

First, a confession: I have not done as the composer wishes. I have not transferred these recordings on to cassette,...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1987

Monteverdi Scherzi musicali

Monteverdi’s two collections of songs entitled Scherzi musicali (“musical jokes”) were published in 1607 and 1632. Rather than presenting the...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 13/2009

Vianna da Motta Piano Concerto in A; Fantasia Dramática

Hitherto, Jose Vianna da Motta (1868-1948) was quite unknown to me. Artur Pizarro’s informative note fills the main gaps: born...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 2/2001

Spohr Duo Concertanti, Op. 67

Renewed teaching activities, and the exceptional abilities of his students Ferdinand David and Fredrik Pacius, inspired Spohr to return to...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

Maria Nemeth

Maria Nemeth came to Covent Garden in 1931 and competed with the recent memory of Eva Turner’s Turandot in the...

Reviewed in issue 6/1996

Savall Lachrimæ Caravaggio

Jordi Savall has established a huge reputation as a gamba player and as a director of ensembles, including the two...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 8/2007

Works by Stravinsky

The gorgeousness of the sound in this outstanding version of a favourite showpiece (made the more attractive by the apt...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1986

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