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Review of Leschetizky Piano Works

Leschetizky Piano Works

Peter Ritzen

Marco Polo

Although pianists who studied with Theodor Leschetizky (1830-1915) were active well into the post-Second World War era, the eminent teacher...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 7/1994

Review of Bowen, Y (The) Piano Sonatas

Bowen, Y (The) Piano Sonatas

Danny Driver

Hyperion

No better example of Hyperion’s founding principles could be imagined than this disc of three premiere recordings contributing to the...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2009

Review of HILLER Piano Quartet No 3. Piano Quintet Op 156

HILLER Piano Quartet No 3. Piano Quintet Op 156

Minguet Quartet | Oliver Triendl

CPO

Ferdinand Hiller (1811 85) is one of those composers known more as a name in the biographies of others than...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 08/2022

Review of Brahms; Schumann Piano Quintets

Brahms; Schumann Piano Quintets

Paul Komen | Rubio Quartet

Globe

Uneven coupling from a young all-Flemish partnership. They’re at their best in the less emotionally demanding Schumann, Komen especially confident...

Reviewed by mquinn in issue: 10/1998

Review of Bruch, Mozart & Schumann: Chamber Works

Bruch, Mozart & Schumann: Chamber Works

Janet Hilton | Nobuko Imai | Roger Vignoles

Chandos

This is a crisp, neat performance of Schumann's Marchenerzahlungen, but though it is pleasant, accomplished and intelligent in ample measure...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1991

Review of Brahms & Schubert Lieder

Brahms & Schubert Lieder

Jorma Hynninen | Ralf Gothóni

Ondine

The performance of the Schumann isn't really competitive. Hynninen and his partner adopt an ill-disciplined, unstable and subjective approach that...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1990

Review of Brahms/Schumann Works for Clarinet

Brahms/Schumann Works for Clarinet

Franklin Cohen | Vladimir Ashkenazy

Decca

All music-lovers know well that inspiration for Brahms's two clarinet sonatas came from the playing of Richard Muhlfeld, principal clarinettist...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 10/1993

Review of Brahms/Schumann Piano Works

Brahms/Schumann Piano Works

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Decca

Asked – surely somewhat surprisingly in these European Union days – if it was not a ''little unusual'' for a...

Reviewed in issue 10/1995

Review of Igor Oistrakh in Recital

Igor Oistrakh in Recital

Diemut Poppen | Howard Penny | Igor Oistrakh | Mayumi Seiler | Natalia Zertsalova | Richard Lester | Silvia Walch

Capriccio

These three discs form part of Capriccio's excellent contribution to last year's somewhat low-key celebration of the 250th anniversary of...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 4/1994

Review of Brahms & Schumann: String Quartets

Brahms & Schumann: String Quartets

Emerson Qt

DG

C minor was scarcely less dramatic a key for Brahms than Beethoven. And how much better its challenges suit the...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 4/1991

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