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Great Cathedral Anthems, Vol. 7

‘Justice for Goss’ used to be a favourite rallying-cry of mine, one that brought few supporters and little encouragement until...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

Ravel: Works for violin and piano

Despite respecting these cultivated and fresh readings enormously, I feel compelled to voice reservations about the recorded sound. The violin...

Reviewed in issue 7/1985

Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues

For as long as I can remember there have been two pieces of received wisdom about Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 3/1991

Tribute to Ellington

Cliff Colnot's smaller than big-band arrangements are mostly fine, although the interpolated introduction to Take The 'A' Train is rather...

Reviewed by rthomas in issue: 12/1999

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Violin & Piano Concerto

The Mendelssohn family’s Sunday morning music parties, bringing one marvel after another from the wunderkind Felix, are now legendary. The...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 12/1998

Szymanowski Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2

Naxos offers an exceptionally clear recording of these three concertante works by Szymanowski, not just the two Violin Concertos but...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2007

Anderson Orchestral Works, Vol 5

On Volume 4 of this Naxos series, only the delightful Summer Skies falls into the familiar format of Anderson orchestral...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 12/2008

Mozart Requiem, K626; Kyrie, K341

It may, I suppose, be a matter of habituation: but I don't find the traditional Sussmayr version of the Mozart...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 11/1987

Mozart Piano Trios Nos 1 & 5; Divertimento

So much of Mozart’s instrumental music is opera by other means. The Florestan understand this as well as any group,...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 6/2007

Cherubini/Verdi Requiems

This is surely among the top ten versions of Verdi’s much-recorded work, if not among the top five. Apart from...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1996

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