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Rott Symphony in E

A symphony from 1880 lasting almost an hour by a student who died young—a work Mahler admired but regarded as...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1989

Vaughan Williams Symphonies Nos 1-8. Partita

“Vaughan Williams: The Symphonies”, proclaims Belart’s sturdy slipcase. Not all the symphonies, mind you. Newcomers should be warned that Sir...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1997

Mozart Violin Concertos

Iona Brown's first record of Mozart violin concertos with the ASMF (devoted to K216 in G and K218 in D)...

Reviewed by rgolding in issue: 7/1983

Haydn Symphonies, Vol. 3

The third instalment of Christopher Hogwood's Haydn cycle comprises nine works from 1761-3, the composer's first years at the Esterhazy...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 6/1993

Bach (6) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51

What did Bach mean by the phrase ‘avec plusieurs instruments’ in the title of this collected edition dedicated to Christian...

Reviewed in issue 11/2001

Greif Requiem; Portraits Nos 1, 4 & 8

Olivier Greif’s is an unfamiliar name to me, and I had to search out the website run by his brother...

Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 7/2006

CPE Bach Chamber Works

The three quartets for flute, viola, keyboard and, in all probability, cello date from 1788, the last year of C....

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1992

R Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

One immediate practical advantage of Dorati's version of Zarathustra on CD is that nine separate sections are banded, where the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1984

Flagstad sings Wagner 1955 New York Farewell Concert

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Neeme Jarvi have now reached the Fourth Symphony in their impressive survey of the complete...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 11/1985

Baroque Organ Music

Peter Hurford offers us a delightful opportunity to discover the versatility of an organ (1976) by K. B. Blank in...

Reviewed in issue 10/1987

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