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Hindemith: The Composer Conducts

Hindemith never set out with the intention of making a conducting career to add to his achievements as a composer...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1989

Pettersson Sonatas for two Violins

Pettersson's Seven Sonatas for two violins date from 1951 while he was a member of Honegger's class in Paris and...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 10/1991

Rachmaninov Symphony No 2. Vocalise

One look at the timings reveals all: at under 50 minutes Marriner makes just about every cut available to him,...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/1991

Works For Piano

The 350th anniversary last year of Giles Farnaby's death went unnoticed by the musical world at large. Certainly, as compared...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 9/1991

Gerhard Orchestral Works

A year late for the centenary of his birth, but none the less welcome, come these three works of Roberto...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 13/1997

J. Strauss II Die Fledermaus

I predicted when reviewing the above sets that this 27-year-old Karajan version would present strong competition when it appeared on...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/1987

Camilleri Orchestral Works

Why is the music of Maltese composer Charles Camilleri (b1931) not better known? This collection is one of the most...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/2008

Weir Mini-Operas

Judith Weir's full-length A Night at the Chinese Opera has reached a fairly wide audience since its Kent Opera premiere...

Reviewed in issue 3/1990

Vivaldi Concertos

The point of this release is that these relatively unfamiliar violin concertos‚ probably composed in the 1730s‚ come from late...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Parry Chamber Works

These works first appeared on LP six years ago and are now transferred successfully to CD. Balance between the two...

Reviewed in issue 9/1991

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