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Review of Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues

Tatyana Nikolaieva was in at the birth of Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, and she made them one of the corner-stones...

Reviewed in issue 2/1995

Review of Terzakis Chamber Works

Terzakis Chamber Works

Dimitri Terzakis’s undemonstrative fusion of Greek traditional elements with post-war western techniques gradually takes shape in the works featured here....

Reviewed in issue 12/1998

Review of Delius; Elgar Violin Concertos

Delius; Elgar Violin Concertos

Regular readers will know that I’ve often sung the praises of Albert Sammons’ 1929 account of Elgar’s Violin Concerto with...

Reviewed in issue 5/2002

Review of Bach Cantatas Vol 15

Bach Cantatas Vol 15

Still relishing the rich fruits of Bach’s prolific first year in Leipzig (1723)‚ Masaaki Sukuki brings us four more fine...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

Review of Cortot plays Chopin

Cortot plays Chopin

Nobody but a reviewer, of course, should try to listen to either of these issues straight through: it would be...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1987

Review of Mahler Symphony No 6

Mahler Symphony No 6

This is the first CD version of Mahler's Sixth Symphony. It makes a big, robust sound, less refined than the...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/1985

Review of Schubert: Trios and Notturno

Schubert: Trios and Notturno

This is a spacious view of Schubert's music for piano trio. The Fontenay Trio are a gifted ensemble of young...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 1/1989

Review of Beethoven Symphonies Nos 4 and 8

Beethoven Symphonies Nos 4 and 8

Listening to these bright, effervescent but by no means lightweight performances, the first word that sprang to mind was “sane”....

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2007

Review of Bach Brandenburg Concertos

Bach Brandenburg Concertos

Sir Adrian Boult's unashamedly old-fashioned, but immensely enjoyable set of Brandenburgs dates from the early 1970s. After the invigoratingly robust...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/2000

Review of Schubert Piano Sonatas

Schubert Piano Sonatas

On the face of it‚ Jenö Jandó has taken his time over Schubert. At least‚ his Schubert recordings have been...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002


 

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