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Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Given that the Tang Dynasty poets who inspired Mahler’s famous song-symphony were known for cutting loose, it’s not uncommon for...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 12/2011

Schoenberg Serenade & Suite

A couple of years after including this performance of the Serenade on a CD called “Schoenberg Series Vol. 1” (6/95)...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1997

Eisler: Chamber Works

Eisler wrote relatively few works for chamber ensemble, and this well-filled record gives us some of the best and most...

Reviewed in issue 11/1987

Verbey Orchestral and Chamber Works

Maybe Theo Verbey doesn’t transcend his times, but he does capture them in an engaging manner. Triade and Conciso are...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 8/1998

Bach Trio Sonatas

That Bach’s six organ trios have frequently provided the stuff for ensemble transcription certainly owes much to the fact that...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/1996

Roberta Alexandra - Songs my Mother taught me

‘There is simply no way to describe this music other than Songs my Mother taught me,’ writes the soprano in...

Reviewed in issue 7/1999

Nielsen Songs

If you have ever wondered why Nielsen's music inspires such devotion among his followers, this record offers perhaps an even...

Reviewed in issue 6/1986

Xenakis Anastenaria; Troorkh; Aïs

There’s a fascinating moment in Bálint András Varga’s Conversations with Iannis Xenakis (Faber & Faber: 1996) when the composer digs...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 13/2004

Francescatti Original Works & Transcriptions

Zino Francescatti composed his nine preludes for piano between 1919 and 1922 while still a student at the Marseilles...

Reviewed in issue 6/1998

Belgian Choral Works

Jongen's Mass is a deeply impressive work. Moments of magisterial grandeur, captivating tints of impressionistic colour, masterly handling of the...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 1/2007

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