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Violin Masters of the 17th Century

Music for unaccompanied violin, a small but significant part of the instrument’s repertoire, is dominated by Bach’s six towering works,...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2002

Recital by Joseph Szigeti

Szigeti's great musicianship was never in doubt, but sometimes in mid-career and onwards he was betrayed by problems of technique....

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

Locatelli: Violin Sonatas

Locatelli is one of those composers whose chamber works occasionally find a place in modern violin recitals, largely because of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1990

Bartok Orchestral works

Hard on the heels of Sir Georg Solti's new Decca recording of Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta comes Levine...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 7/1991

Glinka Songs, Volume 1

This first volume in what one hopes will be a comprehensive survey of Glinka’s songs is very welcome indeed. It...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 4/1996

Orchestral works by Bridge, Bantock and Butterworth

This continues the series of British music of the early part of the century, re-mastered into digital sound from the...

Reviewed in issue 7/1984

Tchaikovsky Chamber Works

Fourteen years ago JW reviewed recordings of the Tchaikovsky quartets made by the 'old' Borodin Quartet (EMI SLS889, 9/74—nla). That...

Reviewed in issue 8/1988

Bach Works for Organ, Volume 12

This volume presents a pleasing and satisfying mixture of familiar and unfamiliar works. Some of the pieces may not be...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 11/2000

Walton Chamber Works

Reminding us that we are still in Walton centenary year, this excellent Hyperion issue brings together a wide-ranging group of...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/2002

Dennehy Elastic Harmony

Some composers use electronics to suggest other worlds; some to reinforce the materialistic, mechanical drives of this world. Donnacha Dennehy...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/2007

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