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Field Piano Sonatas

The three sonatas that make up John Field's Op. 1 were written around the turn of the nineteenth century, when...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 11/1990

C.P.E. Bach Sonatas

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba must be among the very last solo pieces outside France...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 1/1993

Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen

Now that Kenneth Gilbert's admirable recording of these works (8/86) seems to have been withdrawn, Suzuki's chief rival, so far...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/2000

Lully Atys

Atys was Lully's fourth tragedie-lyrique and it was first staged in 1676 by the ''Academie Royale de Musique'' at the...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 7/1987

Lost in Space Original Soundtrack

It is with no disrespect to Broughton that I take the same impression from this score that most others have...

Reviewed by ptonks in issue: 5/1999

Diabelli Complete Sonatas for Solo Guitar

Diabelli's claim to fame has rested largely on his activities in the family publishing firm and, by association, Beethoven's variations...

Reviewed in issue 7/1995

David Pyatt Recital

Beethoven’s Horn Sonata – in its day successfully premiered by the famous Bohemian virtuoso and composer, Punto – is nevertheless...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 4/1998

Suk Works for String Quartet

Suk's two full string quartets are very different works, and in their way they make a good introduction to a...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/1994

Brahms Orchestral works

The early 1960s were comparatively fallow years in Boult's recording career, but by 1969, when he achieved the age of...

Reviewed in issue 12/1988

(Le) Concert Secret des Dames de Ferrare

For the English reader, the title perhaps obscures the contents of this disc. In 1579 the Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 7/2008

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