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Mozart Symphonies, Vol. 2

Capriccio's new issue fills a gap in that Mozart's Symphonies Nos. 6 and 8 are only otherwise obtainable in multiple...

Reviewed in issue 12/1989

Asphalt Orchestra

On a New York summer evening in 2009, a gang of brass musicians and percussionists decked out in various shades...

Reviewed by jdavidson in issue: 9/2010

Aho Symphony No 3; Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Dearh

The first thing that hits you about this disc is the extraordinary range and quality of the sound. As Aho’s...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2003

Parry Orchestral Works

Nimbus, with William Boughton and the English Symphony Orchestra, have beaten Chandos, Matthias Bamert and the London Philharmonic to the...

Reviewed in issue 5/1992

From Scandinavia Arditti Quartet Vol 28

“From Scandinavia”, indeed! Three of the four composers, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho and Jukka Tiensuu (plus Kari Kriikku), hail from...

Reviewed in issue 9/1996

Gershwin/Ravel Piano Concertos

The jazz influence makes these two concertos—both fruits of the 1920s—a perfectly logical pair. Gershwin wanted to study with Ravel...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 9/1990

Liszt Piano Works, Vol.47

Leslie Howard’s voyage through Liszt’s complete piano music is one that has yielded discoveries, even for this most indefatigable of...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

(Les) plus belles Opérettes

These selections from popular operettas were originally issued by Philips in France in the 1950s. The jewel here is the...

Reviewed by po'connor in issue: 5/2010

Ives: Piano Sonatas

Paavo Jarvi and the 35 musicians of the Tapiola Sinfonietta are competent and stylish in this repertoire. The first item,...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1990

Handel Messiah

I wouldn't, to be honest, pop any of these Messiahs into my Christmas stockings. The differences between them—and there are...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 12/1987

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