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Age of Elegance (The)

Few of us will have realised just how popular the flute quartet was during the last quarter of the 18th...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002

Mayr (L') Armonia; Cantata for the Death of Beethoven

Bavarian-born but thoroughly Italianised by training, Simon Mayr (1763-1845) was one of the most successful opera composers of his day...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 3/2007

Wagner Arias

When Terfel recorded his début solo recital of opera arias for DG back in 1996 (6/96)‚ I was particularly enthusiastic...

Reviewed in issue 5/2002

Handel Messiah, etc

Available only briefly in Britain on the HMV label, more widely appreciated in the United States on RCA, the company...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1999

Bach Partitas Nos 4 and 6

Profundity mingles with perversity in Freddy Kempf’s performances of these Partitas. The introduction to the Overture of No 4 is...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 6/2006

Tchaikovsky Romances

As the penultimate track on this very beautiful recital, Christianne Stotijn and Julius Drake perform “Can it be day?”, the...

Reviewed by po'connor in issue: 3/2009

Harwood Complete Organ Works, Volume 1

Having recorded the complete organ works of Messrs Whitlock‚ Howells and Krebs‚ Priory has turned its microphones to the English...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Casken Cello Concerto

By chance, the final section of John Casken's Cello Concerto (1990-91) is timed at 4'33''. Yet nothing could be more...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 6/1993

Brahms Lieder, Vo.l 3

Deborah Polaski is renowned as a strong, sincere interpreter of Brünnhilde and Elektra among others. On this evidence – for...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/2004

Mozart String Quartets

These are direct‚ vigorous readings of the first two of Mozart’s ‘famous 10’ quartets‚ played with sure technique and excellent...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

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