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Fauré Dolly Suite; Violin Sonata; Piano Quintet

An excellent selection of Fauré’s chamber music‚ early‚ middle period and late. I stress the word ‘chamber’ because violin sonatas...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Of the four numbers that Sibelius supplied for the February 1898 Helsinki premiere of Adolf Paul’s historical drama King Christian...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1999

Sumi Jo - French Arias

Sutherland, Sills, Callas, Caballe and more recently Kathleen Battle, Barbara Hendricks and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa have all recorded recitals...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 2/1999

Gottschalk Piano Works

During his latter years Louis Moreau Gottschalk favoured the bright and penetrating sound of pianos by the American firm of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1989

Vaughan Williams Symphonies Nos 2 & 6

These recordings of Vaughan Williams, reissued in the British Composers series, were made by Vernon Handley and the London Philharmonic...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/2006

Saint-Saëns Javotte

By 1896 the 61-year-old Saint-Saëns was more than a little fed up that of his eight operas only one, Samson...

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 7/2004

Reger Piano Trios, Opp.2 & 102

How convenient it would be if the more recent and more generously filled disc were a clear winner in this...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 7/1990

Nielsen & Sibelius: Orchestral Works

Sir John Barbirolli's account of the Fourth Symphony with the Halle Orchestra was only the second recording of the work...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 4/1991

Rameau Castor et Pollux

It is nearly 15 years since this complete performance of Rameau's Castor et Pollux was first issued by Telefunken. I...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 7/1987

Mahler Symphony No 8

In this new format, Solti’s celebrated recording threatens to sweep the board. Its strengths are well known. Twenty five years...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

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