Brahms Sonata for Two Pianos; Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1

It may be jolting to hear Brahms’s F minor Piano Quintet in its previous, and less familiar, guise for two...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 8/2003

Delius Orchestral & Vocal Works

I wrote with enthusiasm about this record when it appeared as an LP, not only for the quality of performance...

Reviewed in issue 3/1985

Petitgirard Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 0/0

Whitlock Organ Works

The more I hear Whitlock’s Organ Sonata the more convinced I am that this is one of the unsung masterpieces...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 7/1996

Stravinsky Choral and Orchestral Works

Bernstein's famous recording of the Symphony of Psalms makes a welcome return to the lists in this new transfer, rather...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Mozart String Quartets Nos 21-23

Another impeccable production from the Leipzig Quartet on Dabringhaus und Grimm, and further confirmation of how this most responsive of...

Reviewed in issue 10/1999

Kreutzer A Night in Granada

There can be few people today who have seen Conradin Kreutzer's most famous opera. Over 40 years the indexes of...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1994

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems

The common denominator here is the big Serenade, K185, commissioned by the Antretter family of Salzburg and first performed in...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 10/1991

Mendelssohn Symphony No 2

This budget label has the appearance of higher-priced product, and includes notes, texts and translations, but closer inspection of the...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 3/1999

Great European Organs, No.24

Here is a real treat for true organ buffs. This wonderful instrument, the oldest example of Silbermann's craft still in...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 10/1991