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Mozart Chamber Works

Sir Clifford Curzon was a Decca artist for the whole of his recording career, but he was not a prolific...

Reviewed in issue 4/1990

Telemann Sonate Metodiche

No, the title is hardly an incentive to part with one’s pocket-money. But with Telemann we should know better than...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 5/1996

Sances Dulcis amor Iesu

Giovanni Felice Sances (c1600-79), who is now virtually forgotten, was something of an international star in his own lifetime. Roman...

Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 6/2010

Schnittke Orchestral and Chamber Works

It sounds like a cue for the Dies irae from Verdi's Requiem: instead it heralds a cry of pain from...

Reviewed in issue 4/1994

Haydn Symphonies Nos 12, 50 & 60

The Haydn year in 2009 may have opened the ears of many to some of the hidden gems of the...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 3/2011

Britten Death in Venice

This film was made in 1981, but it hasn’t appeared before on VHS. The intention had been to preserve for...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1996

Elgar Chamber Works

Elgar's late chamber pieces are so often referred to as 'autumnal' (are so often, indeed, described as 'late': there is...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/1986

Tavener Choral Works

Ikon of light is John Tavener's most recent large-scale work. It was first performed in July 1984 as part of...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1984

Bach, CPE Flute Concertos

It seems strange that CPE Bach’s five flute concertos are not performed more often. More substantial than Vivaldi’s (if a...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 9/2007

Schubert String Quartets

Schubert's early string quartets are remarkable for their structural refinement and imaginative handling of instrumental resources. In the Quartet in...

Reviewed in issue 6/1993

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