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Review of Robert Casadesus plays Debussy

Robert Casadesus plays Debussy

While Robert Casadesus was unquestionably among the great pianists of the twentieth century, his recordings often did him a chilly...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/1999

Review of Gershwin Songs & Duets

Gershwin Songs & Duets

The title of the album, ''He Loves And She Loves'' from Funny Face, happens to be one of its treasures:...

Reviewed in issue 7/1991

Review of Stravinsky Le Baiser de la fée; Orpheus

Stravinsky Le Baiser de la fée; Orpheus

Robert Craft, perhaps because of the precision and the dryish sound of his Webern recordings for CBS in the 1970s,...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/2000

Review of Roman Music for a Royal Wedding

Roman Music for a Royal Wedding

Johann Helmich Roman, often called the father of Swedish music, was a contemporary of Bach and Handel. After serving in...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1998

Review of Live from the Lincoln Center

Live from the Lincoln Center

The great event of these concerts was Marilyn Horne's aria from La donna del lago. The compilers of the CD...

Reviewed in issue 7/1987

Review of Beethoven Symphonies 4  & 7

Beethoven Symphonies 4 & 7

The one surprising fact about this coupling is that, unless I’ve been remiss in not spotting them in a previous...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 10/2011

Review of Méhul Joseph, etc

Méhul Joseph, etc

Mehul was the leading composer of the early days of the French Republic, and Joseph (the correct title, not pace...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 11/1990

Review of Bainbridge Ad Ora Incerta; Levi Settings

Bainbridge Ad Ora Incerta; Levi Settings

At the beginning of the fourth Primo Levi setting in Ad ora incerta (a depiction of the ghastly chemical factory...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 13/1999

Review of The Harpsichord 1689-1789

The Harpsichord 1689-1789

Here is a harpsichord recital that should have a wide appeal, not only because the soloist John Henry has spread...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 10/1992

Review of Jerwood Series 4

Jerwood Series 4

This fourth instalment in the London Sinfonietta’s Jerwood Series brings a further selection of contrasted works from the past five...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 12/2008


 

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