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Argerich - Live from the Concertgebouw II

From the first note of ‘Des abends’ we are floating, thanks partly to Argerich’s finely graded singing tone and partly...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 2/2001

Chaminade Piano Works

''Instead of writing an indifferent symphony or quartet which no one wants and which you'd have to wait ages to...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1991

Beethoven & Mozart Symphonies

I wrote about these recordings with enthusiasm last February, and now that the CD versions have come my way I...

Reviewed in issue 2/1986

Schubert Piano Works

With the Schubert Impromptus, O'Conor is up against some stiff competition from pianists such as Perahia (CBS), Brendel (Philips, 10/89)...

Reviewed in issue 3/1994

C P E Bach Harpsichord & Fortepiano Works

In her fine Gramophone Award-winning debut disc (of Pieces de clavecin by Jacquet de la Guerre), Carole Cerasi brought a...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 7/2000

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 3 & Suite 2

This latest batch from the Philips 50th anniversary list contains remarkably few duds. The 24­bit transfers are expertly done and...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

Schubert Symphony No 2; Vorísek Symphony

These are fresh and vigorous performances, sometimes rather too much so for their own good. The opening Allegros of both...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 8/1994

Monteverdi Series, Vol 1

What a pleasure it is to welcome these recordings of Monteverdi madrigals. One is a high-profile production with an international...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 2/2007

Viola sonatas

Who would have thought that Anton Rubinstein's Viola Sonata, of all obscure works, would have had a second version following...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 9/1986

English Works for Viola and Piano

Central to this wide-ranging collection is the magnificent Viola Sonata of Rebecca Clarke. Her career was extraordinary: she was the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/2011

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