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Beethoven String Quartets, Op. 130 and 133 'Grosse Fuge'

Over the years‚ The Lindsays’ approach to Op 130 has remained remarkably consistent. The overall character of each movement‚ and...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2001

Dvorák Cello Concerto 1; Polonaise; Golden Spinning Wheel

It is a sign of the times in this age of CD that both these issues of the Pathetique come...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1988

Simone Dinnerstein - Piano Recital

The story of 34-year-old Simone Dinnerstein’s courageous climb to success is the stuff of legends. Disillusioned by a more conventional...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/2008

Verdi Attila

Any performance of this rousing work of Verdi’s galley years is welcome. This one stems from a first night of...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/2004

Brahms/Schumann Violin Concertos

Here are two more formidable additions to the long list of Brahms Violin Concerto recordings, both generously coupled, and both...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1996

Rameau (La) Pantomime

Skip Sempé is known for a love of spontaneity, which informs his solo performances and enlivens the duos. Technically demanding...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/2008

Josquin Missa Pange Lingua

Long gone is the view of Josquin as a kind of St John the Baptist to Palestrina's Saviour in the...

Reviewed in issue 4/1993

Spohr Notturno & Nonet

Spohr's most popular work finds a companion piece here in something virtually unknown, the Notturno Op. 34. Yet once this...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 9/1987

The Voice of Tino Pattiera

Reading the life of Pattiera as outlined in The Record Collector (July 1968), one thinks twice about the severe observations...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

Cage Litany for the Whale

This is a landmark for Cage, Paul Hillier’s group and everyone else. Hillier says he has been interested in Cage...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 8/1998

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