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Dvorák Works for Violin & Orchestra

Kyung Wha Chung's first recording under her new EMI contract here comes up against formidable competition from the young Midori,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1989

Marcus Roberts - The Joy of Joplin

As a jazz musician Roberts sees his roots in the tradition of the great pianists – J. P. Johnson, Jelly...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 6/1999

Chopin Nocturnes

A seductively singing line and a rubato that is personal yet as natural as breathing are but two of the...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/2004

Horner Iris

James Horner made his name and fortune composing the music for Titanic (Sony‚ 1/98). After the disappointment of The Perfect...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002

Schumann: Orchestral Works

A producer's note tells us that Schwarz holds strong views on Schumann and those who would tamper with his scoring....

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 5/1990

Shostakovich Cheremushki

Cheremushki, or Cheryomushki as the Grove convention has it (it’s misprinted in the 1980 edition but corrected in the 1986...

Reviewed in issue 4/1998

Khachaturian/Prokofiev Piano Concertos

Both these performances report a bland alacrity that seems to me very much at odds with the spirit of the...

Reviewed in issue 12/1994

Satie - Dada Works & Entractes

To some, Erik Satie is one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music (his haunting Trois Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 3/2007

Krommer String Quartets

Unusually there were only 12 symphonies, so Krommer (1759-1831) made a surprisingly tiny contribution to an art form that was...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 13/2009

Richafort/Willaert Sacred Choral Works

Reviewing a recent disc from the Renaissance Singers containing several of Willaert’s motets (ASV, 1/99), I remarked on how little...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/1999

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