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Review of Roger Muraro - Chopin Recital

Roger Muraro - Chopin Recital

With such sizeable recorded projects as Albéniz’s Iberia, Messiaen’s Vingt Regards and Ravel’s complete piano music under his belt, Roger...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2007

Review of Haydn String Quartets, Op 17 Nos 1, 2 & 4

Haydn String Quartets, Op 17 Nos 1, 2 & 4

Like the Op. 9 Quartets, those of Op. 17 (1771) have had a raw deal from both players and commentators,...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 6/1999

Review of Wagner Meistersinger: An Orchestral Tribute

Wagner Meistersinger: An Orchestral Tribute

After The Ring – an Orchestral Adventure, Tristan und Isolde – an Orchestral Passion and Parsifal – an Orchestral Quest,...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/2011

Review of Satie Sports et Divertissements

Satie Sports et Divertissements

Often described as esoteric and whimsical, ascetic and mystical, Satie’s music is easily stereotyped. As apt as those adjectives may...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 1/1998

Review of Rainbow Body

Rainbow Body

On paper, this programme may look like something of a hodgepodge, but these four disparate works actually fit together extremely...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 9/2003

Review of Sibelius String Quartets

Sibelius String Quartets

Both previous instalments in the Tempera Quartet’s enterprising Sibelius survey for BIS (3/06 and 11/06) have duly whetted my appetite...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 12/2007

Review of Doctrine of Wisdom

Doctrine of Wisdom

Winning performances by the Massachusetts choir and various instrumentalists, especially the fine organist. The Welsh composer is represented at his...

Reviewed in issue 7/1999

Review of Burger Ochestral Works

Burger Ochestral Works

These recordings of music by Vienna-born Julius Burger (1897-1995), made in Berlin in 1994, were produced by Michael Haas of...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 10/2007

Review of Baroque Works for Oboe

Baroque Works for Oboe

Hansjorg Schellenberger's playing will be well known to fans of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra which he serves as principal oboe....

Reviewed in issue 8/1988

Review of Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

There are, almost needless to say, already a fair number of versions of Vivaldi's Four Seasons on CD. I have...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1984


 

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