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Where for one generation the name Tortelier stood for all that was best in cello-playing, for another (if Yan Pascal...

Reviewed in issue 9/1991

Liszt - Rediscovered Recital

For the belated appearance of these 1972-73 recordings we have to thank Jon M Samuels, RCA’s producer and annotator. In...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

Reflections

Here is something special; a programme of ‘reflections’, of parallels rather than incongruities performed with rare elegance and finesse. For...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1996

Stravinsky Orchestral Works

I well remember how sensational the eardrum-searing clarity of these recordings seemed when they first appeared over a generation ago,...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1994

Mozart Così fan tutte

Since 1934 when Glyndebourne revived this then-neglected work and began its run of success it has presented a succession of...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/2007

Parry Cathedral Music

Parry's emergence from a kind of neglect has gathered pace in the last few years, dating perhaps from Sir Adrian...

Reviewed in issue 9/1988

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 14 & 20

What distinguishes this performance of Vivaldi's perennial from others that I have heard is its sheer exuberance. In conveying that...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1986

Poulenc Complete Songs Vol 1

The distinguished accompanist Malcolm Martineau, with a team of British singers, here sets out on the massive task of recording...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/2011

Farrenc Chamber Works

Louise Farrenc (1804-75) lived her entire life in Paris where her fluent and assured music attracted lavish praise and a...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2006

Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas

On this new issue of sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, Robert Woolley gives us nearly 70 minutes of music in a...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1988

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