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Chopin Nocturnes

This is a selection from a complete set of Chopin's Nocturnes on two LPs dating from 1982. Items such as...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Furtwängler Lieder and Choral Works

Furtwangler's Te Deum (1902-06) raises a joyous storm, with an abundance of personable gestures and more than a little help...

Reviewed in issue 12/1995

Sibelius String Quartets

Sibelius as a youthful composer of string quartets is new to me, and on the showing of this record perhaps...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Beethoven Complete Piano Trios Vol 2

Volume 1 of the Florestan Beethoven series, with its inspiring performances of the two Op 70 trios, encouraged high expectations...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2003

Handel Joshua

Joshua, one of Handel’s least revived oratorios, has perhaps suffered from its origin during a period when Handel sought to...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 1/2009

Bach Organ Works, Vol. 8

Volume 8 of this comprehensive Bach cycle finds Kevin Bowyer in exceptionally boisterous mood. There is a decidedly cheeky account...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 5/1997

Tippett A Child of our Time

Sir Michael Tippett made this recording in his eighty-seventh year, some 50 years after completing this, his first wholly characteristic...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1992

Schubert Symphonies

Harnoncourt, like Stefano Mollo for Abbado, has researched Schubert's own manuscripts, and noted that many unauthentic amendments have found their...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 12/1993

Couperin Leçons de Ténèbres

Strange are the ways of record companies. Erato already have in their current list an admirable recording – one with...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1997

Emmanuel Pahud - Fantasy: A Night at the Opera

As the title suggests, this is a nicely varied collection of flute lollipops inspired by opera, dazzlingly performed by EMI’s...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2010

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