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Stravinsky Agon; Jeu de cartes; Orpheus

Three ballet scores that Stravinsky wrote for New York – Jeu de cartes (staged in 1937), Orpheus (1948) and Agon...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 12/2009

Ligeti; Liszt Trascendental Etudes

An intriguing succession of Ligeti and Liszt, yielding contrasts and surprises and, for me, some pleasurable small provocations. Ligeti has...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 2/2005

Milhaud Orchestral Works

Prepare to be delighted by the music and the playing on this disc. Kent Nagano and the Lyon Opera Orchestra...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 2/1993

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Claudio Arrau, Volume 2

For its second Arrau volume Philips turns from a mix of the doughty and lightweight (Vol. 1, 10/98) to a...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1999

Rautavaara Complete Works for Male Choir

This is the second “complete” anthology of Rautavaara’s output for male choir to appear on CD. Amici Cantus conducted by...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 1/2009

Haydn Piano Sonatas

As Haydn's piano sonatas take up only just over two columns of the current Classical Catalogue as against Mozart's six...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 11/1992

Schutz Italian Madrigals

It can never be emphasised just how near to the miraculous was Schütz’s acuity in setting his native tongue to...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 8/2011

Poulenc & Charpentier: Sacred Choral Works

With four recordings in six months, this seems to be open season for the Poulenc motets. The newcomers are up...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1989

Rubbra Works

A mouth­watering reissue comprising four outstandingly eloquent performances‚ and an ideal companion­purchase for anyone who recently invested in Chandos’s handsome‚...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002

Schumann String Quartet Nos 1 and 3

Our received legacy of Schumann string quartet recordings goes back as far as the Flonzaley, Capet, Léner and Prague Quartets,...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 6/2003

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