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Mendelssohn String Quartets 4 & 5

There seems an increasing tendency to record string quartets in church locations, and I can't help but feel that it...

Reviewed in issue 4/1989

Grieg Peer Gynt

Even more than the excellent LP the CD gives beautifully precise placing of instruments, capturing the bloom on the sound...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/1984

Peter Hofmann sings Wagner

Parsifal, his son Lohengrin and Siegmund have (I believe) been Peter Hofmann's roles in Wagner's operas on stage, though we...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1984

Mozart (Die) Zauberflöte

Had this new set been to hand when I discussed all versions of Die Zauberflöte in January, it would have...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/2006

Horowitz in Moscow

As one who has been rather disappointed by some recent Harowitz performances, I am happy to salute this issue warmly...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 12/1986

Dyson Church & Organ Music

Dyson's eyes betray the shrewd and perceptive northener. They're set in a face slightly open-mouthed in wonder, and between ears...

Reviewed in issue 11/1987

Conradi Ariadne

Hamburg’s Theater-am-Gänsemarkt, opened in 1678, was reputed to have been the largest and best equipped theatre in Europe. In the...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2005

Brahms/Duvernoy/Koechlin Horn Trios

Initial unsteadiness aside, Ghidoni dominates the performance of the Brahms, his vibrant, incisive tone offsetting the rather deadpan character of...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 4/1999

Corelli Concerti grossi, Op. 6

The Slovak Chamber Orchestra, under the decisive leadership of Bohdan Warchal, take Corelli's concertos very seriously. They play with precision...

Reviewed in issue 1/1990

American Flute Works

Another recording of the Copland Duo, which is not really a late work at all. It was completed in 1971...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 11/1990

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