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Germaine Thyssens-Valentin plays Debussy, Fauré and Mozart

I was bowled over by my first encounter with Germaine Thyssens-Valentin – three extraordinary CDs of Fauré on Testament (8/02)....

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 5/2007

Messiane: 80th Birthday Edition

The spirituality of Messiaen's music cannot be measured in terms of value for money, but at something under £120 retail...

Reviewed in issue 4/1989

Nicholas Ludford, Volume 2

The excitement generated by the release of the Mass Videte miraculum (see DF's review in 7/93) is undoubtedly the strongest...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/1993

Chopin: Piano Works

When faced with recording the complete solo piano works of Chopin Ashkenazy was scrupulous in leaving nothing out—however insignificant. Perhaps...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1988

Christian Ferras - Recital

In violin terms, if the second quarter of the 20th century saw the Great Individualists, the third quarter belonged to...

Reviewed by Tully Potter in issue: 12/2003

Schumann String Quartets

Mere weeks after the Doric’s Op 41 comes another new set of Schumann’s miraculous quartets, this time coupled with the...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 1/2012

Tomkins The Great Service

Just as some composers enjoy inflated reputations on account of their historical position, so others can suffer undue disdain if...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/1992

Bach, CPE Symphonies; Cello Concerto

The six string symphonies grouped together with the Wotquenne number 182 are echt CPE Bach – if you wanted to...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 4/2007

Mozart Flute Quartets

The Swiss flautist, Emmanuel Pahud, appointed principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic at the age of 22, here follows up...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1999

Martinu Piano Music Vol. 7

This – presumably – final instalment of Martinu’s solo piano music is once again a real mix of the juvenile...

Reviewed by rredford in issue: 11/2009

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