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Mozart Piano Concertos 14 & 18

Since Diana Ambache's CD arrived some time before Perahia's of K456 I shall say what I thought about her's first,...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Virgine

The most attractive feature of this recording hits you right at the outset. La Petite Bande’s sound is lively and...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/2009

Brahms (Ein) Deutsches Requiem

Karajan recorded all these works more than once in the studio, all in better sound, yet these live recordings made...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 13/1998

If I Loved You - Love Duets from the Musicals

The appeal of a collection of favourite duets from musicals, sung by two popular British singers, is obvious, and fans...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 5/1994

Markévitch Complete Orchestral Works, Volume 4

As Marco Polo’s richly rewarding survey of his orchestral music (of which this is Vol. 4 – previous volumes were...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 11/1998

Music of the English Virginalists

The recording may engender a sense of deja-vu in those who are long in memory; a high proportion of the...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1989

Glazunov Raymonda suite; Stenka Razin

Glazunov must have been a gentle man: thoughtful, kindly, agreeable to have a talk with, agreeable to go on holiday...

Reviewed in issue 9/1987

Rimsky-Korsakov Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh

Recordings of Kitezh have been hard to find, though there was a pioneering version on Chant du Monde with Natalya...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1997

Shostakovich (The) Complete String Quartets

This is a remarkable set. While perhaps not such an irresistible bargain as Rudolph Barshai’s WDR Shostakovich symphony cycle on...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 5/2006

Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

This two-CD album constitutes the first volume of a complete cycle of the Mozart piano sonatas recorded live in Helsinki...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/1997

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