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Klami Symphony No. 1

“The first thing to be said is that there is nothing in the symphony to remind one of Sibelius.” So...

Reviewed in issue 3/1996

American Orchestral Works

Carter's Variations may be relatively early (1956), but there's still plenty of inventive energy and fluctuating pace—in the central variations—to...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/1994

Mozart String Quartets

Some years ago, when CD was but a mere rumour, another rumour—one which, for historic-recording buffs, was infinitely more interesting—concerned...

Reviewed in issue 6/1993

French Choral Works

Good recordings of Faure's Requiem, whether (as here) in the version of 1883 or in the full orchestral score of...

Reviewed in issue 9/1994

Pièces de clavecin from The Bauyn Manuscript, Vol. 1.

Such is the record industry's reliance on complete oeuvres that it must be hard for performers wishing to present a...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/1995

Britten Choral Music

Britten may have written A Ceremony of Carols for boys' voices, but the pure and unpretentious qualities of these female...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 5/1993

Schoenberg Moses und Aron

Moses und Aron has had a fair number of productions since its posthumous premiere 40 years ago, but it has...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 10/1996

Beethoven & Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works

It is a pity that the Beethoven—much the most engaging performance and recording here—is sandwiched between the two Tchaikovsky items,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1983

Donizetti Paria (Il)

Donizetti’s 20th full­length opera was given a mixed reception on its première in 1829‚ then ran for another five performances...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

Dohnányi Chamber Works

Well-crafted music with a distinctive melodic drift, nicely played and beautifully recorded (the two quintets could provide an object-lesson in...

Reviewed in issue 11/1996

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