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C.P.E. Bach Sinfonias

These five interesting and, it would appear, hitherto commercially unrecorded symphonies of C. P. E. Bach's Berlin years have been...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1987

Britten Choral Works

Saint Nicolas was due a new recording and it receives a very fine one here, made in All Hallows, Gospel...

Reviewed in issue 5/1989

Paisiello Nina

I truly never have seen a work brought back to life which I’d sooner put to sleep again without delay....

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 10/2003

Sibelius Songs, Vol 1

This is the first volume of a projected complete edition of Sibelius’s songs, and it would be a pleasure to...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/2007

Britten: Vocal & Orchestral Works

Giulini's recordings of Britten's two most popular song cycles transfer well to CD, although his use of the fullest body...

Reviewed in issue 11/1988

Holst Choral Works

Here is a real discovery. In her book on her father's music, Imogen Holst dismissed The Cloud Messenger as ''a...

Reviewed in issue 5/1991

Popov Symphony No 6 & Chamber Symphony

Gavriil Popov’s first two symphonies, which appeared in February on Olympia, are disconcertingly contrasted works, and they certainly disconcerted the...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 7/1996

George Szell - The Early Years

George Szell's Philips Concertgebouw legacy includes some distinguished recordings, with the scintillating Midsummer Night's Dream suite taking pride of place....

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

Rubinstein Piano Concertos

Of Anton Rubinstein's five piano concertos only No. 4 has achieved any degree of popularity flickering in and out of...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1995

Brahms Piano Duet Works, Vol. 1

This generously filled super-budget disc is the first in a series of Brahms’s complete four-hand piano music. The most popular...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 10/1997

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