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Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 5

There are more recordings of the wunderkind Kissin in the big concerto repertory than some of his would-be detractors might...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/1997

Mozart Overtures

It was with the Sinfonia Varsovia that Menuhin made his excellent recordings of late Mozart symphonies for Virgin Classics. Here...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1998

Miaskovsky Piano Works

With this second and concluding volume Murray McLachlan's Miaskovsky cycle moves into a category beyond that of the 'useful survey'....

Reviewed in issue 3/1989

Mozart Don Giovanni

It’s curious how times change. For a great Don Giovanni, one used to think in terms of the Vienna Philharmonic...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 11/1996

(The) Gents - Sehnsucht

Here is an agreeable celebration of the 19th-century Liedertafel tradition, in which a group of men would meet, eat, drink...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 8/2010

Volans Hunting-Gathering: String Quartets

The difficulty of reviewing quartets by Kevin Volans is that it’s hard to drag yourself away from the music and...

Reviewed in issue 5/2002

Respighi Symphonic Poems

Muti's red-blooded, Italianate performances, culminating in a riotously 'over-the-top' performance of Roman Festivals (last-composed and last on the disc), are...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1986

Rossini (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia

Claudio Abbado’s youthful Beatle­cut marks the age of this film‚ still one of the better screen Barbieres if not absolutely...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Dutilleux/Lutoslawski Cello Concertos

Rostropovich gave the first performances of both these concertos, and his playing of them has that unmistakable blend of intensity...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/1988

Mackenzie Violin Concerto & Pibroch Suite

Edinburgh-born Alexander Mackenzie (1874-1935) composed his Violin Concerto following a commission by the 1885 Birmingham Festival. Rejected by one great...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/1998

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