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(The) Spirits of England and France

If the musical results were less good one might be tempted to dismiss Christopher Page's programming as hopelessly self-indulgent. If...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 2/1995

Emil Gilels Recordings 1930-84

The July 1981 edition (No. 80) of the Journal of the British Institute of Recorded Sound included the transcription of...

Reviewed by rgolding in issue: 11/1988

Glière & Stankovich Ballet Music

I gave Evgeni Stankovich (Yevhen Stankovych as the Ukrainians prefer to spell him) a more than honourable mention in my...

Reviewed in issue 4/1997

Vivaldi Vocal and Wind Music

The two flute (recorder) concertos are beautifully played, with Christian Mendoze as the fluent soloist, but though RV108, complete with...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1994

Dvorák Symphony 9; Carnival

When Decca have made quite a corner in outstanding versions of this much-recorded symphony, it was only natural to give...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/1988

Myslivecek Sonatas for 2 Cellos

Recordings of sonatas for two cellos and continuo are, one assumes, thin on the ground, so anyone looking for some...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 1/2000

Rita Streich - Lieder Recital

''Not just a pretty voice'' is the heading given to Karl Schumann's essay on the singer in the accompanying booklet....

Reviewed in issue 10/1994

Sibelius Complete Piano Trios, Vol 2

Revelatory is an overworked word but precisely the right one for this new release. Sibelius’s reputation rests almost wholly on...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 1/2005

Evgeni Kissin Piano Recital

If a pianist is to have a significant international career he or she has to be able to project in...

Reviewed in issue 2/1992

Feldman; Schoenberg; Zimmermann Violin Works

Carolin Widmann has rapidly been making a name among younger violinists and this recital confirms her prowess in four testing...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 5/2010

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