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Beethoven Edition, Vol. 7 - Violin Sonatas

It’s good to have these outstanding, thought-provoking recordings of the violin sonatas available at mid price in DG’s Beethoven Edition....

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 13/1997

Bainton Orchestral Works

Chandos continues to champion Edgar Bainton (1880-1956) in handsome fashion with this enterprising anthology, alertly played (as on both previous...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/2008

Bruch Symphony No 3; Violin Concerto No 2

Promised as the first of a Bruch symphony series, this Chandos issue offers the third and last of the symphonies,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/1999

Holst Savitri; Songs

The reissue on Argo of Imogen Holst's own classic performance of S€vitri, with Janet Baker, Robert Tear and Thomas Hemsley,...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1984

Scarlatti, A (The) Cecilian Vespers

These days it is beginning to look as if a Baroque church composer cannot be taken seriously unless he has...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2004

Forqueray Brothers Complete Wks for Harpsichord

That Jean-Baptiste Forqueray is credited with making harpsichord transcriptions of his father Antoine’s five gamba suites seems remarkable considering how...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2011

Twentieth Century Guitar Works

Those who believe Spain to be the hub of the guitar's universe may be surprised that so many excellent players...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 8/1990

Schumann; Dvorak Piano Concertos

Dvorák’s Piano Concerto is a problematic work. Even Sviatoslav Richter admitted that it remained among his greatest challenges, referring to...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2010

Margherita Grandi sings Verdi

Margherita Grandi, Australian by birth, Italian by musical upbringing, was something of a hit-and-miss meteor in her stuttering career, badly...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/2006

Delalande Sacred Works

A few months ago I reviewed another recording of Delalande's Te Deum under the baton of William Christie on Harmonia...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 12/1991

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