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Beethoven Symphony 9

At a time when Europe was recovering from the traumas of war, the visionary power of Beethoven's music must have...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/1988

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky was not entirely happy with the narrative line of his Nutcracker ballet, feeling that its fairy-tale world lacked the...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/1986

Balakirev Mazurkas & Scherzi

When St Petersburg could, in John Field's day, become nicknamed 'Pianopolis', it seems surprising that a richer tradition of Russian...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/1987

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5; Romeo and Juliet

It is high time we had a memorable new recording of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth (my favourite symphony), for Valery Gergiev’s VPO...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 4/2004

Ashwell Mass for Christmastide. Aston Mass

Wolsey would have rejoiced to hear these two great Easter Masses sung, as he may well have done, in his...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 4/1999

Mozart, arr Hummel Piano Concertos Nos 22 and 26

Mozart was so impressed with the seven-year-old Hummel’s talent for the piano that he invited the boy to study with...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 4/2006

Bach Organ Works, Vol. 1

It sometimes seems as if the world and his wife have recorded Bach's organ music. I find it a source...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 3/1994

Wagner & Schiller Vocal works with orchestra

The name of Tiana Lemnitz draws attention to this record, but the more valuable part of it probably proves to...

Reviewed in issue 7/1989

Liszt Pièces Tardives

This disc of late pieces provides a dour and destabilising experience. Here, Liszt’s ‘exuberance of heart’ gives way to ‘bitterness...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/2005

Harrison (An) Unexpected Light

“traces of the toad cult found alongside veprynas lake” might not be the snappiest title, especially for a piece lasting...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 6/2007

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