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Elgar Violin Concerto; Vaughan Williams (The) Lark Ascending

Let me say straight away that I have the highest regard for this brilliant young fiddler, but her eagerly anticipated...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2004

Boito Mefistofele

On the face of it this looks hardly worth reissuing. The recording is mono, and rather coarse, with the voices...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1996

Chopin Waltzes

Here is a most worthwhile project which has only half succeeded. Both pieces have been recorded before (Madrigals on Turnabout...

Reviewed in issue 10/1986

Strauss, J Die Fledermaus (DVD)

‘Oh, what a night!’ sings everybody on stage as Prince Orlofsky’s ballroom takes leave of its earthly confines and sails...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Beethoven & Bach: Chamber Works

Adolf Busch (1891-1952) was a great pioneer, who turned his back on the romantic school of violin playing, and sought...

Reviewed in issue 8/1990

Catalani/Puccini Works for Strings

This disc brings together all the string quartet music written by the young Puccini and his Tuscan friend Catalani, telling...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1999

Janácek Orchestral Works

For Janacek collectors, the special interest of this record lies in the inclusion of the piece called here The wandering...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 6/1991

Britten Vocal Works

Britten's music has been well served by the record companies in recent months, but there is still room and indeed...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 12/1989

Adagio - Mischa Maisky

Some will fear that ''Adagio'', as a collective title for a 70-minute record, has an ominous ring. Indeed I was...

Reviewed in issue 10/1992

Korngold (The) Piano Works

In the September 2004 issue, Bryce Morrison gave an enthusiastic welcome to Martin Jones’s complete Mompou cycle. It is a...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 3/2005

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