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Mozart Middle-period Symphonies

Sir Charles Mackerras's recordings of the late Mozart symphonies with the Prague Chamber Orchestra for Telarc have established the exceptionally...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1989

Seven Years in Tibet - film soundtrack

No contemporary composer has done more to blur the barriers between absolute and film music than John Williams. With Jean-Jacques...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Tavener Choral Works

Perhaps the time is right for the musical establishment (and the record industry) to begin to recognize Tavener as one...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 12/1984

Silvestrov Orchestral Works

I hope it’s not the kiss of death to say so, but I feel that the Ukrainian Valentin Silvestrov is...

Reviewed in issue 7/1996

Cage Song 58

In an interview I once did with Lou Harrison, he claimed that had John Cage become involved in Asian music...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 7/2008

Orff Carmina burana

Ozawa's RCA version, dating from the beginning of the 1970s, fresh direct and spontaneous and vividly transferred to CD, remains...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/1989

Mozart Serenades

The Posthorn Serenade, the last, and probably the finest of the nine large-scale orchestral serenades or divertimentos that Mozart composed...

Reviewed by rgolding in issue: 8/1983

Messiaen Piano Works

It's fascinating to hear these pieces played by a pianist from the former Soviet Union who, when he first encountered...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1994

Viva L'Amore

Reference to 'L'Amore' is confined to the eight vocal tracks, just over a quarter of the total playing time, but...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 1/2000

Petersen-Berger Symphony No 2; Violin Romance

Strindberg loved the music of Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, so it’s good to see one of the dramatist’s paintings adorning the front...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 3/1999

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