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Ireland Piano Works, Vol. 1

John Ireland's substantial output for solo piano has not been well represented in the catalogue, and if this first volume...

Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 8/1992

Grieg Lyric Pieces

I have already reviewed eight CDs of Grieg's piano music this year, and as yet do not feel that I...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 12/1993

Fuchs Works for Violin and Piano

I write this review on a particularly beautiful autumn afternoon and couldn't imagine a more appropriate subject: the music, deeply...

Reviewed in issue 1/1995

Verdi Luisa Miller

With one basilisk exception, all things work together here to provide a happy memento of the musical side (which is...

Reviewed in issue 5/1988

A.Scarlatti Cantatas, Volume 1

The tag “Volume 1” on this disc of Alessandro Scarlatti cantatas prompts the wild surmise that the most extensive integrale...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 6/1997

Maarten Altena Ensemble - Music + Practice

High-octane entertainment from the Maarten Altena Ensemble. Highlights are Allison Cameron’s ruminative Leisure and Altena’s punchy but intricately structured Cantus....

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 5/1999

Dvorák Symphonic Poems

Originally issued as 'fillers' (what a demeaning expression that is!) to Jarvi's symphony cycle, the four tone-poems that Dvorak wrote...

Reviewed by jswain in issue: 4/1990

Besançon Festival Recital, 1957

Among present-day violinists, Kantorow is notable for his lightness of touch; playing of such dexterity and gracefulness is entirely appropriate...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/1998

Medtner/Rachmaninov Two Pianos Works

This beautifully planned and executed disc fills one with a special sense of warmth and gratitude. For not only were...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1994

Rachmaninov Piano Transcriptions

This recording usefully completes Howard Shelley's richly comprehensive eight-disc series of Rachmaninov's piano music. Both the early and revised versions...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1992

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