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Caplet Songs

Caplet’s reputation stands high in France as a composer‚ conductor and choir­trainer‚ and as an artist who never compromised his...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

Brahms: Chamber Works

Let's take the Naxos CD first. It begins with the Schumann Quintet, and Jeno Jando and the Kodaly Quartet give...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 2/1991

Auerbach; Shostakovich Ballet for a Lonely Violinist

Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe, an impressive, well matched husband-and-wife team, give a powerful account of the 1968 Shostakovich Sonata....

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2006

Dvorák Symphony No. 9; Tchaikovsky 1812

This is an inexpensive issue and undoubtedly many members of the general public will be attracted to a CD offering...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1989

Vivaldi (The) Four Seasons

On the face of it, The Four Seasons appear made for DVD. You could film the seasons in nature, perhaps,...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 6/2005

Dusapin String Quartets Nos 1 - 5; Trio

When TV comedian Harry Hill penned a sketch about Piet Mondrian as court artist, in the days before the great...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 12/2010

Brahms and his Contemporaries, Vol 3

Hänssler Classic’s mini-series “Brahms and his Contemporaries” has been an interesting survey of those who orbited their admired composer –...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 8/2009

Magnard Sonata for Cello and Piano,Op 20;Piano Trio,Op18

Alberic Magnard’s chamber music is something of a closely guarded secret. To be sure, it isn’t music that dresses up...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 2/1998

Martucci Complete Orchestral Music, Vol 3

This is the third volume (though the last of the four to appear) of Francesco d'Avalos's complete survey of Martucci's...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/1991

Bach Gamba Sonatas

From the moment the cello starts its suave tread over the piano’s gently rising bass and sustained right-hand trill at...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 13/2007

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