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Schumann Piano Quintet; Andante & Variations; Fantasiestücke; Märchenbilder

Here in a single CD is a reissue of the major part of a two­CD set by Argerich who‚ with...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 13/2002

Lamento

This was was originally intended to be Volume 3 of Reinhard Goebel’s ‘Bachiana’ series, but Kozená’s central role in it...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 6/2005

Rubbra Violin Sonatas Nos 1-3

A fine pianist and proficient violinist, Edmund Rubbra composed his First Violin Sonata in 1925 shortly after leaving the Royal...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 1/2000

Couperin (Les) Ombres Errantes (Harpsichord Suites, Book 4)

Given that she has always tended to treat every gavotte and minuet that comes her way as crisp little character...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2005

Symphonies by the Bach Family

Accademia Bizantina is an Italian string group, of proportions 6.5.4.3.1, using modern instruments. The pieces they have recorded here are...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 4/1990

Panufnik, R Beastly Tales

Roxanna Panufnik describes her invitation from Stephen Carpenter of the London Sinfonietta as ‘a composer’s dream’. She was given a...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2006

Berlioz Harold in Italy; Paganini Viola Sonata

It’s an excellent idea to programme Harold in Italy – a work composed at the suggestion of Paganini but spurned...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/2011

Adams & Reich Orchestral Works

Steve Reich's soberly-titled Variations for winds, strings and keyboards is minimalist music at its most opulent, with dancing melodic lines...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1984

Janine Micheau sings French Opera Arias

The gems on this compilation of Micheau’s early Decca LPs are the scenes from Gounod’s Mireille. The long aria beginning...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 2/2005

The Black Decameron: The Music of Leo Brouwer

Leo Brouwer has a restless mind and a prolific pen, attributes that have been heavily exercised to the benefit of...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

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