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R. Strauss Piano Sonata. Funf Klavierstücke

Probably not even the greatest Strauss enthusiast would place the Sonata, Op. 5, the third he wrote for the piano,...

Reviewed in issue 10/1984

Yi Orchestral Works

Like other Chinese-born composers now living in the US, Chen Yi (b1953) constantly brings her own issues of dual identity...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 12/2003

Sviatoslav Richter Archives, Vol 15

Sviatoslav Richter is at the top of virtually everybody’s short list of great pianists, and the reasons are not hard...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2009

Liszt Piano Works

The ability and artistry of the Labeques as a two-piano team is well established. Liszt's arrangement of his Two Episodes...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1988

Sarah Connolly - (The) Exquisite Hour

Almost seven years ago we went to the Wigmore Hall expecting to hear a well known soprano only to find...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/2006

Berlioz Grand Mass; Symphonie fantastique

The booklet here prints a warning that, as the analogue recordings were made in the pre-Dolby era, some tape hiss...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1988

Schubert Piano Works, Vol. 4

This is the fourth of Imogen Cooper's promised six Ottavo volumes of Schubert's later piano works, reaffirming her as a...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1990

Britten Works for Cello

For Alexander Baillie, one of the best of a fine crop of young British cellists, to make his solo recording...

Reviewed in issue 2/1986

Mozart Opera Arias

This is a considerable disappointment. Carol Vaness has recorded a programme of arias which should act as little souvenirs of...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 12/1991

Dove Tobias and the Angel

Having added more than 20 diverse works to the operatic catalogue, Jonathan Dove (b1959) is one of our most prolific...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 9/2010

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