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Tveitt Prillar; Sun God Symphony

The three-movement Prillar is a symphonic poem written in 1931 while Tveitt was studying in Leipzig. Lasting well over half...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Popular Works for Piano & Orchestra

Re-emerging with Moshe Atzmon, her collaborator in Mendelssohn's five mature works for piano and orchestra (Pantheon—not submitted for review), Cristina...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 5/1986

Mozart Symphony 38 & Figaro Overture

Frans Bruggen's version of the Prague Symphony may not be to everyone's taste, but it is certainly full of character...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 2/1990

Donizetti Messa di Gloria e Credo

This recording dates from 1976 and the completed Mass from 1837. More than half of it was written in an...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Prokofiev; Scriabin Piano Sonatas

Wojciech Kocyan’s 2002 and 2005 recitals for the Dux label have resurfaced in time for me to alert collectors not...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 3/2008

Sondheim - (The) Story So Far...

The title of this handsome compilation – “The Story So Far” – tells us a great deal, because with Sondheim...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 1/2009

Handel Imeneo

Did someone say that Handel’s opera plots were too complicated? Not Imeneo: Princess Rosmene, rescued from pirates by Imeneo, has...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/2004

Visions of Elgar

Most of these recordings were made in 1944‑54, now assiduously quarried for forgotten treasures by collectors whose predecessors considered it...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/2008

Bax Piano Sonatas Nos 3 & 4

As on the previous volume in his survey of Bax piano music for Naxos (10/04), Ashley Wass has strong ideas...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2005

Eichendorff Lieder - Live at Salzburg, 1975

Eichendorff, who breathes the very spirit of romanticism, has always been a notable source of inspiration for German-speaking composers. As...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1990

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