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Novak Orchestral Works

A pupil of Dvorak, Viteszlav Novak (1870-1949) left us some fine music, most notably the large-scale cantata The Storm from...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1993

Rore Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1566

Cipriano de Rore's Fifth Book of Madrigals was published posthumously in 1568, three years after the composer's death. Rore had...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 1/1994

Bach Violin Partitas

Midori Seiler is certainly an outstanding Baroque violinist. Her range of tone and technical command are exceptional and she demonstrates...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 4/2011

Debussy/Ravel Piano Trios

I have an old HMV LP with a youthful looking Andre Previn on the sleeve (9/74 – nla) and coupling...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1995

Percy Grainger: Piano Works

Percy Grainger was not, presumably, the inventor of fresh air, but he certainly brought a lot of that invaluable commodity...

Reviewed in issue 11/1987

Wagner Götterdämmerung

TDK completes its DVD Ring – but with less than the usual sense of fruition, since Stuttgart Opera fashionably stages...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 9/2004

Messaien organ works

It is La nativite which will move the listener's heart most. Its instant appeal may be compared to the luminous...

Reviewed in issue 9/1987

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

If everything were as excellent as the wide-ranging, clear and full-bodied recording (producer: Michael Haas), this would be a competitive...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1994

Liszt Piano Concerto No 1; Mephisto Waltz; Heroïde funèbre

This valuable archive issue provides a feast for Lisztians, for lovers of his orchestral as well as pianistic resource. Firstly,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2005

Prokofiev Cello Concerto & Concertino

No comparisons listed because this ‘Unknown Prokofiev’ collection is more innovative than it looks: neither work is currently available in...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

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