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Schubert String Quintet

It was entirely reasonable to expect that the Emerson Quartet would enter the intensely competitive arena of the Schubert String...

Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 9/1992

Bach Partitas and Sonatas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-6

The most immediately striking aspect of Julia Fischer’s playing, technically speaking, is its immaculate finish. Her mastery is beyond question,...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 6/2005

Steinberg Orchestral Works

Maximilian Oseyevich Steinberg (1883-1946) is most familiar these days as a footnote to other careers. He was a near-contemporary of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1999

Mahler Symphony No 5

In some ways this is the most interesting of Gergiev’s Mahler to date. Some aspects of this Fifth completely wrong-foot...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 4/2011

Leifs Saga Symphony, Op 26

Jon Leifs (1899-1968) once averred “Wagner... misunderstood the essence and artistic tradition of the North in... a detestable manner” (Goran...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 3/1996

Khachaturian Spartacus, Suites 1-3

Spartacus, premiered in 1956, was revised four times by the composer before it reached its final version at the Bolshoi...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1999

Stockhausen Michaels Reise

The complete recordings of Stockhausen's first two Licht operas—Donnerstag (DG, 8/88) and Samstag (DG, 3/89)—are currently unavailable, so it is...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/1993

Strauss R Elektra

Hard to realise that in 1953, when this Elektra was broadcast from Cologne, no recording of the work existed, probably...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/2001

Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

John Holloway, active for more than 30 years in period performance, brings a wealth of experience to these accounts. They...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2006

Brahms Violin Sonatas

The most sought after violin records of today are those made for HMV during the 1950s by two women artists,...

Reviewed in issue 12/1993

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