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Bloch Symphony in E flat etc

First, an alert to film buffs. Anyone schooled in the stylistic manners of Korngold, Steiner or Alfred Newman will likely...

Reviewed in issue 3/1998

Chapí Symphony in D minor

The Spanish treasure their composers. Though remembered predominantly for his theatrical works, Ruperto Chapí was honoured a few years ago...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 8/2009

Bryn Terfel - Tutto Mozart!

Unlike many showcase CDs for famous singers, this one has been carefully planned to demonstrate Terfel’s many-faceted gifts as a...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 13/2006

Chopin (12) Etudes Op 25

Is there a wholly satisfying recording of the Op 25 Chopin Etudes? If so, this is not it. Frederic Chiu,...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 13/2004

Granados Spanish Dances

Granados’s Spanish Dances are arguably analogous to Chopin’s Mazurkas – a flattering description, no doubt (Granados wrote only 12 against...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/1999

Bartók Piano Works, Vol.1

Fourteen routes partially abandoned, all of them worth exploring. Bartok himself admitted that his Bagatelles (1908) were largely experimental, and...

Reviewed in issue 1/1994

You've Stolen My Heart

This delightful album chronicles an encounter between giants. Kronos, postmodern chamber-music champions, meet Bhosle, the most prolific recording artist ever…a...

Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 13/2005

Penderecki Te Deum; Hymne; Polymorphia

The intensely conservative musical language adopted by Penderecki for his setting of the Te Deum (1980) might be fitting, given...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 13/2007

Annie Fischer Collection - Schubert/Liszt

In the April 1988 issue of Gramophone I traced a recorded history of the Liszt Sonata, lamenting the absence from...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/1992

Alwyn Piano Music, Vol 2

Economy of means, searching expression and communicative flair are the hallmarks of William Alwyn’s Twelve Preludes, a 25-minute cycle composed...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2008

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