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Grieg/Chopin Piano Concertos

I approached this record with a mix of caution and exhilaration. For 28-year-old Olli Mustonen is surely Decca's enfant terrible...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/1995

J. Gibbs Violin Solos, Op. 1

Were it not for the portrait by his friend Gainsborough (reproduced here), Joseph Gibbs would remain an even more shadowy...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1988

Rolando Villazón - Gitano

All but one of these come from what is described as the golden age of zarzuela, an entertainment dating back...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 4/2007

An Eye for a Difference - Music of Michael Nyman

Anybody interested in Michael Nyman’s music should hear this disc. “An Eye for a Difference” consists of arrangements of many...

Reviewed in issue 9/1998

Orff Carmina Burana

Over the years there have been some impressive recordings of Carmina Burana from DG, starting with Jochum’s electrifying version, recorded...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1999

(The) Greatest Romantic Violin Concertos

Václav Hudecek made quite a stir in the 1960s and became a protégé of David Oistrakh. These recordings reveal a...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2011

German Harpsichord Works

So far, Sophie Yates’s discography on Chandos has, for the most part, steered admirably clear of single-composer discs, preferring instead...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 13/1998

Liszt versus Thalberg

This enterprising recital re-enacts a celebrated musical duel. In 1837 Liszt, arguably the most charismatic virtuoso of all time, was...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/1992

Paisiello Passione Gesù Christo

In 1776 the celebrated opera composer Giovanni Paisiello was appointed maestro di cappella at the Russian court in St Petersburg....

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2007

Stravinsky La Baiser de la fée etc

A remarkably satisfying trio of performances, delicately executed and finely observed but by no means short on drama (sample the...

Reviewed in issue 4/1996

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