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Review of Piano recital by Santiago Rodriguez

Piano recital by Santiago Rodriguez

The Spanish pianist, Santiago Rodriguez (a new name to me) was ''propelled into the international spotlight'', so we're told, after...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1987

Review of Alkan 12 Studies, Op 39 etc

Alkan 12 Studies, Op 39 etc

Veteran enthusiasts of Alkan will need no introduction to Ronald Smith’s superlative 1977 recording of the complete Etudes, Op. 39...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 8/1997

Review of Brazilian Rhapsody

Brazilian Rhapsody

The ever-versatile Daniel Barenboim puts his baton on one side and returns to the recording studio as pianist, here not...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: /2000

Review of Wagner (Die) Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Wagner (Die) Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Retired Festival chief Wolfgang Wagner’s third Bayreuth production of his grandfather’s tricky comedy finally gains a commercial release nearly a...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 13/2008

Review of Boccherini Guitar Quintets

Boccherini Guitar Quintets

Boccherini’s guitar quintets are not showpieces for the instrument; they are all transcriptions, made late in his career for a...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 2/2004

Review of Gianneo In the Altiplano; 3 Argentinian Dances; Music for Children

Gianneo In the Altiplano; 3 Argentinian Dances; Music for Children

Luis Gianneo (1897-1968), along with Juan José Castro, was instrumental in forging an authentically Argentinian musical voice combining European influences...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 12/2002

Review of Schumann Symphonies; Manfred - Overture

Schumann Symphonies; Manfred - Overture

The Concise Grove chronicles George Szell’s ability to achieve a “superb ensemble that embodied... strict notions of discipline in producing...

Reviewed in issue 2/1997

Review of Schubert Symphonies

Schubert Symphonies

Richard Hickox and his City of London Sinfonia give eminently sensible performances of these symphonies and at bargain price the...

Reviewed in issue 4/1987

Review of Britten (The) Turn of the Screw

Britten (The) Turn of the Screw

The discography of this work now runs to four versions, each a more-than-worthy representation of the piece. The latest derives...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1999

Review of Mozart Keyboard Works

Mozart Keyboard Works

There are not many pianists around today as interesting and as musically aware as Andras Schiff, and I was curious...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/1992


 

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