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Shostakovich String Quartets Volume 4

The Shostakovich quartets have overtaken Bartók’s as the 20th century’s most recorded. But with the temporary disappearance of the classic...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 12/2003

Mozart Edition, Vol.40

As with the recently reviewed versions of Idomeneo (12/91), Philips have once again shot themselves in the foot. To issue...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1992

Bax & Elgar Chamber music

These performances initially appeared over 20 years ago but the sound has been strikingly refurbished. One might not have thought...

Reviewed in issue 3/1985

Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 & 9

There are rare performances, entirely and marvellously at peace with themselves. Few Kreutzers in the catalogue evolve with such effortless...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 5/1987

Monteverdi Ballet & Madrigal

I have little to add to DA's perceptive comments about this issue when it first appeared in LP format. Certainly...

Reviewed in issue 8/1985

French Orchestral Works

Paul Dukas was held in high esteem by his contemporaries, including Debussy, and though apart from L'apprenti sorcier virtually no...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 2/1991

Franck Miscellaneous Works

It's not particularly often that we find symphonic and chamber works together on one disc, but no one need complain...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1991

Janácek/Prokofiev/Shostakovich Works for Cello andPiano

Here we have two front-ranking players travelling along different tracks, Isserlis with his smooth phrasing and voluptuous tone, Mustonen, a...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

Szymanowski/Bacewics String Quartets

Very clever programming. The Maggini Quartet have obviously and audibly fallen head over heels in love with the Szymanowski quartets...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 2/1995

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Claudio Arrau

It will come as a big surprise to many admirers of Claudio Arrau, a thoughtful philosopher of the keyboard, to...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1998

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