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Sibelius Kullervo Symphony

In one sense this is in a class of its own in that none of the comparisons listed above is...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 8/1997

Leoncavallo I Pagliacci; Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

These two sets place us in a quandary; both have so much to offer that choice between them is extremely...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1987

Piotr Anderszewski - Carnegie Hall Recital

Some recital, this. Piotr Anderszewski establishes a commanding tone for the opening section of the Second Partita’s Ouverture, hopping elegantly...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 8/2009

Handel Radamisto

Radamisto was Handel's first opera for the Royal Academy of Music, the company set up in 1719 under his musical...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 6/1994

Van Cliburn Competition 1993 Gold Medal Winner

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (its progress, from humble beginnings to a lavish extravaganza, lovingly charted in the insert-notes...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/1994

Lada Valesova - Intimate Studies

For those unfamiliar with the name (as was I until recently), Lada Valesová is a prize-winning pianist who studied at...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 7/2009

Sibelius Lemminkaïnen Legends, Op 22

It seems extraordinary that the current catalogue lists no complete set of the Four Legends, Op. 22. While, understandably, the...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 4/1985

Gounod Faust

As a bonus, Emma Eames’s lovely voice is heard at the end in the Jewel song and Pierre Gailhard’s still...

Reviewed in issue 9/1999

Mozart Violin Concerto No.2; Sinfonia Concertante K364etc

Dumay has in common with his teacher Arthur Grumiaux a warmly communicative style and a strong feeling for Mozart, so...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 12/2000

Jacquet de la Guerre Pièces de Clavecin

As in what has been called the London bus syndrome, ages have gone by without any recording of Elisabeth Jacquet’s...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 5/1999

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