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Boris Christoff - Italian Opera Arias

The grieving king, the patriarchal priest, the smirking demon: these are all expected presences in Christoff’s gallery of vivid characters,...

Reviewed in issue 3/1996

Bruckner Symphony No 6

We’ve had a Bruckner Sixth from Christoph Eschenbach before, with the Houston Symphony. Here, as there, the accent is on...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2011

Bach Solo Violin Sonatas & Partitas, BWV1004 - 1006

Gone are the days when the choice for performances of the solo sonatas and partitas was a simple one between...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 6/2010

Schubert: Orch Arrangements of Chamber Works

There have been some extraordinary statements about Mahler's string orchestra version of Schubert's D minor String Quartet: talk of 'revolutionary'...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 3/1991

Brahms: Piano Works

Elisabeth Leonskaja, who was born in the Georgian capital Tiflis and now lives in Vienna, is a powerful and intelligent...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1991

Martinu Sacred Works & Madrigals

Recommended to all and somewhat urgently drawn to the attention of Martinu enthusiasts, for the programme is as rare as...

Reviewed in issue 10/1999

Handel Giulio Cesare

Handel’s most popular opera in modern times is notably difficult to stage in an effective manner that brings out all...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 1/2008

C.P.E.Bach Flute Concertos

Victor Sangiorgio launches his Stravinsky programme with a superbly colourful account of the Piano-Rag Music, making a far more convincing...

Reviewed in issue 9/1993

Weber Piano Works, Vol. 4

This is an enterprising venture, with the four records embracing all Weber's sonatas, the best of his sets of variations,...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 2/1995

Bach Art of the Fugue

The Art of Fugue or ''complete practical fugal work'', as C. P. E. Bach described his father's giant contrapuntal achievement,...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1990

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