Weiss: Lute Works

The bulk of Weiss's copious legacy of lute music resides in two manuscripts, held in the British Library and in...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 3/1989

Beethoven Missa Solemnis

This must surely be the just about the toughest nut our period performers have yet attempted to crack: a work...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 8/1988

Schumann/Brahms Lieder

Mathis is a conviction singer. Everything she tackles is done with her whole heart and being, as we...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1995

Debussy/Ravel Orchestral Works

Maazel is an unpredictable conductor. There are places where the expression seems so well cultivated, for example, this Jeux, full...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/1993

Bach Choral Works

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 9/2007

Spanish Orchestral works

In the last twelvemonth there have been several Nights in the gardens of Spain reissues, but, surprisingly at a time...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1992

Messager Coups de Roulis

Remove the dialogue, incidental music and dances from an operette or its immediate predecessors, the opera-bouffe and the lighter...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 11/1993

Mahler Symphony No 2

In his intriguing notes for Abbado's new set, Donald Mitchell rates the Second highly, presenting it as the one work...

Reviewed in issue 5/1994

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

All three performances work well, though not well enough to challenge their best CD rivals. The Bartók Concerto for Orchestra...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2008

Italian Baroque Magnificats

During the baroque period, settings of the Magnificat became increasingly 'fragmented', the text being sub-divided to yield separate numbers for...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 5/1990