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Bartók Works for Violin & Orchestra

It is rare indeed to encounter a concerto recording where the critical honours can be evenly distributed, but this Bartok...

Reviewed in issue 6/1994

Nielsen/Sibelius Symphonies

This CD, I suspect, is designed more with the interests of the artists in mind rather than those of the...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 9/1996

English String Miniatures, Vol 6

Over the years, Gavin Sutherland and the indefatigable Phillip Lane have created a valuable recorded library of short works by...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2006

F.Couperin Vocal Works

When the LP was first issued in 1978 it had little in the way of competition. Since then several recordings...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 12/1991

Wagner Die Walküre

This is a grand, satisfying performance on almost every count. Its stature allows me for the moment to put aside...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1997

Nielsen Flute and Clarinet Concertos; Wind Quintet

Nielsen’s two woodwind concertos and the genial quintet that prepared the way for those later, more acerbic works make a...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 13/2007

Roland de Lassus Chansons & Moresche

You have to have composed a lot of music for 150 chansons to seem like a small part of your...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 2/1993

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6, 'Pathetique'; Dumka

This will read like a photocopy of my review for Eschenbach’s recent live recording of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. The same...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 9/2008

(The) Muses of Zion

A pleasing selection of riches for vocal ensemble from the many contained in the German baroque sacred repertoire – mainly...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 4/1999

The Art of Bel Canto

Despite a proselytizing essay in the accompanying leaflet, I doubt whether this is a record that will make many converts....

Reviewed in issue 10/1989

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