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Review of Prokofiev Piano Works, Vol. 1

Prokofiev Piano Works, Vol. 1

Having made considerable inroads into Prokofiev's orchestral music Chandos now turn their attention to the complete music for solo piano...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 2/1991

Review of Prokofiev Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

Prokofiev Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

Moura Lympany has been active on the concert platform for nearly 60 years and on August 18th last she celebrated...

Reviewed in issue 12/1986

Review of Elgar Songs & Partsongs

Elgar Songs & Partsongs

If the performances were better they might support the music, if the music were better it might protect the performances....

Reviewed in issue 12/1989

Review of Handel: Complete Trio Sonatas

Handel: Complete Trio Sonatas

Until recently Handel's trio sonatas had a raw deal from recording companies. I remember a Supraphon issue with Ars Rediviva...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1985

Review of John Scott Organ Recital

John Scott Organ Recital

It was a pity to call the record ''John Scott Plays Liszt At St Paul's Cathedral''. He most certainly does...

Reviewed in issue 11/1986

Review of Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in English)

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in English)

Complete sets of Il barbiere di Siviglia have been recorded for local consumption in Russia, France and Germany, but there...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 12/1995

Review of Rosa Ponselle, Vol.2

Rosa Ponselle, Vol.2

If for nothing else, this reissue is of inestimable value for bringing into the CD catalogue one of the most,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1993

Review of Mozart 2 & 3-Piano Concertos

Mozart 2 & 3-Piano Concertos

From the first phrases of the orchestral exposition to the first movement of Mozart's Two Piano Concerto, it is clear...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1990

Review of Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27

These 1970 performances are today in competition with many fine subsequent accounts of Mozart concertos, if not in this particular...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1986

Review of Ferneyhough Chamber Works

Ferneyhough Chamber Works

Most of the works on this CD date from 1987-97. During that decade Ferneyhough concentrated on a series of works...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 8/2009


 

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