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Britten String Quartets 2 & 3

The Alberni Quartet's way with the two Britten quartets is, as I wrote in May 1988, more ''public'' and sketched...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1989

Karlowicz Symphonic Poems

Thirteen years ago these recordings provided a more than welcome stop-gap for those of us keen to encounter one of...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 3/2004

Kosminen Uniko

Uniko (2004) is a suite for accordion, vocals (none too effective), string quartet and electronics, originally (according to Sky Arts’...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 6/2011

Schubert Symphony 9

Both these performances of Schubert's Great C major Symphony (in fact so called to distinguish it from the Little C...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1990

Marx, J Piano Works

This intriguing recital shows Joseph Marx (1882-1964) as a defiantly throwback composer often struggling to find his individual voice in...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2008

Bach/Vivaldi Orchestral Works

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra score ten out of ten for vitality in their pleasingly varied programme of pieces by Bach...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1994

Mozart Fortepiano & Violin Sonatas

It’s known that Mozart didn’t have time to finish two of these sonatas (K379 and 454) before their first performances;...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 6/2009

Schumann Song Cycles

To quote Ruckert/Mahler, “Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen” (“You have heard nothing from me for so long”),...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1998

Stravinsky (The) Rite of Spring (arr for piano)

These days one tends to think of The Rite of Spring as an orchestral tour de force, so it’s worth...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 2/2001

Martin Der Cornet

I have always thought Der Cornet to be among Martin's greatest compositions and one of the most powerful works of...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 11/1995

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