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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 etc

Krivine's performance is at its most effective in the more delicate passages of the symphony. ''Un bal'' waltzes along nicely,...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1994

Festa Sacred Vocal Works

This is a richly rewarding record, full of surprises and revelations. Costanzo Festa is hardly a household name (before this...

Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 11/1994

Schubert: Lieder Recital

We hear too little of Marjana Lipovsek in Britain, so her new recording receives a hearty welcome, and not least...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 11/1988

Cortot plays Chopin

This replica of the previous Music & Arts issue (1/89) of “the legendary 1926 and 1929 recordings of the Ballades,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/1996

Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Scriabin: Piano works

If you want these three Russian works together on one Compact Disc, this one is worth thinking about. Each piece...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 8/1989

Balakirev Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

These recordings were made by Soviet Radio and date from 1973-4. Svetlanov was subsequently to re-record both symphonies in richer,...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1997

Brahms; Saint-Saëns Works for Two Pianos

A quick glance at Warner Classics’s note reminds us that the twin sisters Güher and Süher Pekinel studied with Serkin,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2006

Schumann Piano Works

This, surprisingly, is John Lill’s first recording of any of Schumann’s solo piano works. I wish I could give him...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 5/2004

Bach Organ Works

Some years ago Marie-Claire Alain gave a series of Bach recitals in London's Royal Festival Hall. The one enduring memory...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 4/1992

Songs of Springtime

Here is a most congenial programme, ending with a tour de force which must be brought forward into the light...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

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