Lucia Popp - Jugendstil-Lieder

It should perhaps be explained, for readers unfamiliar with the term, that Jugendstil refers not to the youthful style of...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1992

Brahms String Sextets

I'm sure every record lover knows that feeling when you play a record for the first time and somehow know...

Reviewed in issue 1/1989

Verdi Falstaff

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/2003

Marc-André Hamelin live at the Wigmore Hall

This disc needs no recommendation for readers familiar with Marc-Andre Hamelin's previous recordings (Hyperion's recent Henselt/Alkan issue, 8/94, or Hamelin's...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 3/1995

Lokshin (Les) Fleurs du mal

Much as any new acquaintance with one of the Soviet Union’s most rewarding mavericks is to be welcomed, this issue...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 8/2010

Legrand Marguerite 2008 Original London Cast

In the theatre Marguerite is a show that is about halfway there. Its biggest handicap – as is so often...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 1/2009

Haydn Missa Sancta Caeciliae

I share RF's pleasure in this performance, particularly in respect of the boys' clarity, mentioned in the original review (it...

Reviewed in issue 10/1986

Mozart: Complete String Quartets

As I imagine, every music-lover knows by now that the Amadeus Quartet has ended its long and distinguished concert and...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 1/1989

Victoria Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae

These two offerings include much of Victoria’s best-known music. His massive publication of 1585, the Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae, was never...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 11/2005

Dvorák Cello Concerto etc

The Dutch cellist, Pieter Wispelwey, both live and on disc, has been building a formidable reputation, showing his versatility, switching...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 6/1996