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Vaughan Williams London Symphony/Tallis Fantasia

Since I reviewed the LP of Haitink's performance of A London Symphony, I have made his recording my first choice...

Reviewed in issue 12/1987

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3; Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1

Here, published for the first time, are the performances that sealed the Texan’s first prize in the inaugural International Tchaikovsky...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 2/2009

Wagner (Die) Meistersinger von Nürnberg

I enjoyed this performance when it appeared in VHS, as I have done in its new format. In this 1990...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/2004

Mahler Symphony No 1

The bloom on the Philadelphia Orchestra's tone is as well conveyed on CD as on LP; yet, for all his...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 12/1984

Schnittke Music for Cello and Piano

This well-recorded disc comes with a glowing testimonial from composer to cello soloist. There are also extensive, if poorly translated,...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/1996

Davidov Cello Concertos

Here is pleasant romantic fare, nicely performed and generally well recorded. Karl Yulyevich Davidov (1838-89) was a cello prodigy who...

Reviewed in issue 11/1996

Alberto Reyes Plays Chopin

Alberto Reyes, who I first heard and greatly admired at the Leeds International Competition in 1973, joins the intensive Chopin...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2010

Works for Viola and Orchestra

What kind of piece might Bartok's Viola Concerto have been had he lived to complete it? Would he have elaborated...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 2/1991

Hummel Complete Piano Trios

This bold juxtaposition of Beethoven and Hummel resurrects a real-life musical rivalry that to us seems unlikely, history having long...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 3/2008

Handel Love Duets

Handel’s duets, of which there are generally just one or two in most of his mature operas, are usually placed...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 7/2003

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