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Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Rarely have I heard a distinguished pianist make Beethoven sound like some latter-day Viennese Scarlatti, the tone dry, the accentuation...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/1992

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

There seems no end to the number of powerful and impressive recordings of this favourite display work, and Muti's with...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1985

Tcherepnin Piano Concertos

Murray McLachlan and the Chetham's Symphony Orchestra have already recorded the Second, Third and Sixth of Tcherepnin's piano concertos (Olympia,...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1995

Rautavaara Symphony No 7, 'Angel of Light'; Angels and Visitations

The agony and the ecstasy of Rautavaara on a single super-budget CD: the Seventh Symphony, Angel of Light (1994), bardic...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2003

Rostropovich as Conductor III

Cellist, pianist, conductor and communicator par excellence, Mstislav (‘Slava’) Rostropovich remains a powerful presence on the international music scene. And...

Reviewed in issue 9/1996

Alwyn Chamber Works

This collection of six works for various combinations reveals William Alwyn at his most impressive, always thoughtful in finely crafted...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 13/2010

Beethoven Septet; Serenade

The Septet is one of Beethoven’s sunniest works, and Ensemble 360 promote the happy mood with playing that emphasises bright,...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/2009

(Le) Concert Spirituel at the Time of Louis XV

The title first: the Concert Spirituel was the influential series of public concerts that ran at the Tuileries Palace in...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 13/2010

Schubert Die Winterreise

In the interview on page 15 Henschel tells us that as a youth he was for a while a tenor,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/2000

Liszt Piano Works

I think readers must realize by now (they've certainly been told often enough) how well served they are in Liszt's...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 5/1987

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