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French Opera Arias

Though we made a mental note years ago to be surprised at nothing Marilyn Horne can do by way of...

Reviewed in issue 7/1985

Brahms/Schumann Violin Concertos

Ever since Nigel Kennedy added the Schubert Rondo in A to the regular Bruch/Mendelssohn coupling, it has come to seem...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1994

American Piano Music

One man's champion of the undeservedly neglected is often another man's frequenter of unrewarding backwaters. With this collection Eric Parkin...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 1/1989

Bach Cantatas BWV179-181

Willem De Fesch was a contemporary of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. The first half of his life was spent in...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 11/1996

Hanson - Piano Works

Much of this CD is an orgy of romantic piano music. Admirers of Hanson’s Romantic Symphony (Arte Nova, 12/97) or...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 10/2000

Bach Secular Cantatas

The four secular cantatas contained in this release reflect something of Bach’s diverse responsibilities as Leipzig’s Director Musices. Schwingt freudig...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

R Strauss Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme; Intermezzo - Interludes

Once again, Naxos ventures where the majors fear to tread, but the results are mixed. Competition is fiercest in Le...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 2/2000

Karamanov Symphonies Nos 22 and 23

Alemdar Karamanov would appear to be the Crimean equivalent of our own Havergal Brian. With 24 symphonies to his credit,...

Reviewed in issue 6/1997

Handel Alexander Balus

Alexander Balus has never been one of Handel’s more popular oratorios. That is mainly because its plot is by modern...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 13/1997

Beethoven Symphonies Nos 5 & 7

It is a useful rule of criticism that there is no point in berating a pear for not tasting like...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 11/2006

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