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Holst Planets

From those of its recordings which I have heard, I judge that the Montreal Symphony Orchestra has become a world-class...

Reviewed in issue 4/1987

Mozart Serenade, K361

For all that this Serenade is becoming one of the most recorded of Mozart's works, there are still mysteries surrounding...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1989

W.S. Lloyd Webber Various Works

Five years after his death it is agreeable that William Lloyd Webber—the one who started it all—should have a record...

Reviewed in issue 9/1987

Ireland Orchestral Works

Chandos have been doing John Ireland proud over the last few years, and Richard Hickox's new anthology is well up...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/1995

Menotti (The) Consul

Menotti’s The Consul opened on Broadway in 1950 and in a sense it still belongs there. Menotti would not agree....

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 5/1999

Sessions: Orchestral Works

Roger Sessions (1896-1985) is a composer of far greater importance than the rare occurrence of his name on concert programmes...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 10/1987

Gade, J Jealousy - Orchestral Works

The “tango tsigane” Jealousy (1925) will be known to all, even if Jacob Gade’s name is not. His other pieces,...

Reviewed in issue 9/1998

Weber Works for Clarinet & Orchestra

Sabine Meyer's performances come up well on CD, with a good clean sound and the warmth and smoothness of acoustic...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 4/1987

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies

Kurt Mazur has made some excellent recordings of Liszt's orchestral works where the music has been nobly served by his...

Reviewed in issue 8/1986

Elgar Interpretations on Record, Vol 5

This is one of the most exciting archival releases in recent years. The source is a collection of privately made...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2007

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