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The Art of Conducting - Great Conductors of the Past

When the first instalment of ‘The Art of Conducting’, based on a BBC television series, originally appeared on VHS and...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2002

Holst The Planets

The new set of The Planets makes a resplendent impact in the sumptuous acoustics of Orchestra Hall, Chicago, where the...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/1991

R.Strauss Horn Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Britten Serenade, Op 31

Even after 50 years of listening to Britten’s Serenade, the work that introduced him to me as an inspired composer,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1997

Schubert Piano Works

Katin’s recent accounts of Schubert’s Impromptus on an 1832 Clementi square piano are among the most atmospheric period-instrument performances of...

Reviewed in issue 2/1996

Reger Organ Works

CDs have given listeners the opportunity to get to grips with Reger’s highly complex and emotionally intense musical language. The...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 3/2006

Handel German Arias

Handel's nine German Arias are not as well known nor as often recorded as they deserve, perhaps because, being devotional...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 4/2000

Cilèa Adriana Lecouvreur

Handsomely produced, notably well conducted and with two famous and favourite artists in the leading female roles, this performance seems...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 12/2000

Farrenc Works for Violin and Piano

Louise Farrenc (1804-75), a courageously lone figure in a man's world, was a highly skilled composer, pianist and teacher and,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/2008

Brahms Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano; Schumann Works for Clarinet and Piano

It is a pity that in its early history the gramophone did not move a little faster and get a...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 5/2006

Brahms Cello Sonatas

In 1984 Steven Isserlis made excellent recordings for Hyperion of the Brahms sonatas with Peter Evans (4/86 – nla); this...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 1/2006

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