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Jorge Bolet: His Earliest Recordings

This invaluable reissue of discs dating from 1952‑53 is a reminder of Jorge Bolet’s early stature. The first-ever recording of...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2011

Segovia

There is an important difference between this and other recordings of Segovia, in that it was recorded in concert at...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 7/2003

Wagner Transcriptions Vol 3

No sooner have Channel Classics released their three-disc set of all Henk de Vlieger’s “orchestral adventures” (originally recorded between 1992...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/2011

Music of Samuel Barber

More than 20 years ago, Vladimir Golschmann's Barber collection was a valuable addition to the domestic catalogue, and it remains...

Reviewed in issue 8/1992

Prokofiev Choral & Orchestral Works

Frankly, I would be reluctant to run either of these recordings beside the venerable Eisenstein film. But perhaps the strengths...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 5/1992

Paris, Spring of 1932 - Martinu

An entertaining compendium, stylishly delivered and devoted to music penned over a 16-month period (July 1931 to November 1932) during...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/1998

Locke Consort Music

Although we do not know for certain whether Matthew Locke taught Purcell, the influence on the precocious young man is...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 11/1996

Schumann Piano Quartet and Quintet

The Austrian pianist Jorg Demus was only 28 when he recorded these works some 41 years ago with his compatriots...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 6/1997

R. Strauss orchestral works

Joseph Keilberth, who died while conducting Tristan in 1968, has never perhaps had his due in this country. His Arabella...

Reviewed in issue 5/1987

Beethoven Edition, Vol. 6 - Piano Works

Most of the 20 volumes in DG’s mammoth Beethoven Edition face wide and direct competition from other boxed sets, but...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 13/1997

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