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Monteverdi: Madrigals

Monteverdi's fourth book of madrigals, published in Venice in 1603, marks a milestone in his artistic development. Its contents had...

Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 5/1986

Berlin Annie Get Your Gun

Reports reaching these shores have spoken none too favourably of Peter Stone’s book revisions of Annie get your Gun, wherein...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 9/1999

A Feather on the Breath of God

Was this really how religious music sounded nearly 900 years ago? I for one am prepared to believe it as...

Reviewed in issue 7/1985

Debussy Jeux; Préludes

The Diaghilev/Nijinsky scenario for the ballet Jeux was a twilight search for a tennis ball by two girls and a...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 6/2009

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

It is very hard to detect any difference in quality between the more recently made recording of the E minor...

Reviewed in issue 3/1986

Per Nørgård Chamber Music

There is something here for everyone interested in twentieth-century repertoire, the most ardent of serialists aside. In the course of...

Reviewed in issue 3/1996

(Il) Maestro Pappano

This film profile is timely‚ just as Antonio Pappano takes over as music director at Covent Garden. It is a...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Haefliger - Perspectives 2

Like its predecessor (9/04), ‘Perspectives 2’ reflects Haefliger’s thoughtfulness in programme-building, as well as his musicianship and selfless virtuosity. He...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 6/2006

Schütz and Venice

This is the third and final volume of the Tolz Boys' Choir's series of the Kleine geistliche Konzerte, and lives...

Reviewed in issue 5/1993

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition; Schubert Three Pieces; Martinu Fantasia & Toccata

Those inclined to think of Rudolf Firkusny as a stylish but understated pianist are in for a surprise when they...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2008

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