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Strauss, R Ariadne auf Naxos

If many productions of this fascinating, but awkward, Strauss/Hofmannsthal hybrid have erred towards the story’s comic side – the interruptions...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 8/2008

Bach Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1852 - 54, BWV 1856

“A unique new recording – one player a part” is how this recital of four keyboard concertos is billed. Alas,...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 11/2008

Elgar Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; Dream Children

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Albert Sammons’s towering 1929 performance of the Violin Concerto with Sir...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 9/1999

Compline with Anthems and Motets

Compline, the last of the seven Hours of the Divine Office, has captured the public imagination and is the only...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 5/1992

Liszt Piano Works, Vol. 4

Bolet uses an exceptionally wide dynamic range in these pieces which is most faithfully conveyed on CD. So, too, is...

Reviewed in issue 7/1985

Schubert Piano Trios

While it is generally agreed that the Beaux Arts' later (i.e. 1986) recording of Schubert's complete works for piano trio...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 6/1990

Homages for Wind

One of the most heartening aspects of the revival in the wind band is the depth of recent repertoire. And...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 6/2007

Hindemith Cello Concertos

Hindemith’s E flat major Concerto (1915-6) is a well-made and substantial student piece (the longest of his three cello concertos,...

Reviewed in issue 2/1998

Piggott Piano Works

It couldn’t be claimed that Patrick Piggott (1915-90) was a composer with a strong urge to innovate: he cultivated a...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 6/2005

Victor de Sabata conducts the BPO

Victor de Sabata reached the height of his profession in a conducting career which lasted over 30 years, but he...

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

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