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Review of (The) Matchstick Man; (The) Seventh Door - Film Documentaries by Judit Kele

(The) Matchstick Man; (The) Seventh Door - Film Documentaries by Judit Kele

These two films celebrating the Hungarian masters Gyorgy Kurtag and Peter Eotvos are how music documentaries used to be made....

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 9/2006

Review of The Harrison Sisters An English Musical Heritage

The Harrison Sisters An English Musical Heritage

A glance at the titles above will show that Claremont and Symposium have used very much the same material in...

Reviewed in issue 3/1993

Review of Vaughan Williams Film Music, Vol 3

Vaughan Williams Film Music, Vol 3

Vaughan Williams’s 1942 score for the wartime propaganda film Flemish Farm was the fourth of 11 big-screen commissions he undertook...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2006

Review of Mussorgsky Boris Godunov

Mussorgsky Boris Godunov

Gianandrea Noseda’s range of musical sympathies will be no surprise to British listeners of his decade’s work with the BBC...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 1/2012

Review of Haas Orchestral Works

Haas Orchestral Works

Of all the composers who exercised the last of their creative energies in the Nazis’ ‘artistic’ ghetto cum transit camp...

Reviewed in issue 4/1997

Review of Cliff Eidelman Free Willy 3-The Rescue-film score

Cliff Eidelman Free Willy 3-The Rescue-film score

This short and unassuming disc turns out to be an unexpected delight. Those familiar with Cliff Eidelman’s work will know...

Reviewed by Marwalker in issue: 13/1997

Review of Fauré Requiem

Fauré Requiem

Among recordings of the 'received' text of Faures Requiem, Davis's ranks very high indeed, for the subtle beauty of its...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1986

Review of Beethoven Violin Concerto; Romances

Beethoven Violin Concerto; Romances

Judging simply by timings, Mintz and Sinopoli seem to have decided on a middle path in their approach to the...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1988

Review of Debussy Complete Piano Preludes  and Etudes

Debussy Complete Piano Preludes and Etudes

This enterprising, comprehensive two-disc set sandwiches Debussy’s 12 Etudes between the two books of the 24 Préludes. This provides an...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2003

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Review of Schumann Etudes Symphonique Op 13

Schumann Etudes Symphonique Op 13

This strange mish-mash of a recital could only be redeemed by the finest artistry. But while there will be those...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/2004


 

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