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Liszt A Dante Symphony

It is good to have another version of Liszt's Dante Symphony competing for attention in this his centenary year, not...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/1986

Sibelius Symphony No 2

There are three Toscanini accounts of Sibelius's Second Symphony one from an NBC broadcast of December 7th, 1940, which RCA...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 10/1990

Bach Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord, BWV1014-1019

Bach’s sonatas for violin and harpsichord are such treasures of melodic beauty, rhythmic vitality and compositional resource that it is...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 7/2007

Schoeck Notturno

Notturno is described not as a song-cycle but as “Five movements for string quartet and voice”. All but one of...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 0/0

Schubert Complete Lieder, Vol.19

''The miracle of Suleika I is that it manages to be both epic and intensely personal—we are drawn to the...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/1994

Nielsen Chamber Music, Vol 1

This is a motley collection of pieces for various ensembles, mixing mature and juvenile works in no particular order. But...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 10/2007

Iona Brown & The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Concert performances and music-making of exceptional accuracy, delicacy, aerial grace and vivacity (tempos all chosen so that the music can...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/1999

Verdi Requiem

This is something of a milestone in the discography of the work, being the first modern version to be housed...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1996

Valen Complete Symphonies

Fartein Valen was very much a loner in Norwegian music, and although is piano music enjoyed the advocacy of Glenn...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 8/1993

Janácek Piano Works

Andras Schiff cares deeply for this music; of that I have no doubt. And he has evidently gone to some...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

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