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Percy Grainger Recital

Percy Grainger made his recital debut at the Melbourne Masonic Hall in 1894; he had studied first with his mother,...

Reviewed in issue 4/1993

Stanford Vocal Works

Writing of his old teacher in 1952, Vaughan Williams foretold that his time would come round again: “With the next...

Reviewed in issue 9/1997

James Galway plays the Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold

In this expert, sweet-toned and affectionate music-making, these fine artists audibly enjoy themselves hugely, responding to Arnold’s idiomatic and resourceful...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 4/1998

Bach Violin Concertos; Oboe & Violin Concerto

The interesting news here is an extended two-violin cadenza for the last movement of the D minor Double Concerto, composed...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 5/2006

Victoria de los Angeles - Songs of Spain

Nothing could be more appropriate in celebrating Victoria de los Angeles’s 75th birthday than this extensive conspectus of her recordings...

Reviewed in issue 12/1998

Sibelius Songs, Vol 2

The first volume (5/07) was welcomed in principle as marking the start of an enterprising series, the review being less...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2007

Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar duets

Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an amiable and prolific composer who devoted a fair share of his attention to the guitar (though he...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1986

Franck Organ Works Vol. III

Having made a distinguished series of recordings of the organ music of Messiaen, Jennifer Bate is now turning her attention...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/1985

Piano recital

Santiago Rodriguez, a prize-winner at the 1981 Van Cliburn competition, has a formidable octave technique and any amount of vehement...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1987

Tesori di Napoli, Volume 9

Here is another volume, the ninth, in Opus 111's fascinating survey of music by Neapolitan composers, so far mainly from...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 3/2000

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