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Mendelssohn Walpurgisnacht

The idea of pagans outwitting their Christian oppressors inspired Mendelssohn to pen some of his most mischievous musical invention: Berlioz...

Reviewed in issue 2/1998

Villa-Lobos Piano Works, Vol 2

Joanna Brzezin´ska’s first disc of Villa-Lobos (7/07) focused on the childlike (but by no means childish) cycle A prole do...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 2/2010

Albéniz Piano Sonatas

The Albeniz of Iberia, that outstanding staple of Spanish piano literature, is quite unrecognizable in these works of his dating...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1994

Rózsa Cello Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante

Rózsa’s concertos have done comparatively well on disc of late, with multiple interpretations of both works featured here as well...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2006

Achron Golem Suite; Violin Concerto

Joseph Achron’s identity as a pioneering Jewish composer was more extensive and ran deeper than his Hebrew Melody and Hebrew...

Reviewed by Lawrence Johnson in issue: 1/2004

Korngold - Adventures of a Wunderkind

‘The Adventures’ must refer to Korngold’s famous score for The Adventures of Robin Hood, because as Barrie Gavin’s documentary reveals,...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 9/2003

Schubert Piano Works, Vol. 3

When he first recorded the Reliquie ten years ago for Erato (nla), Dalberto gave us just the first two movements...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 10/1990

Tansman Piano Works

Alexandre Tansman lived from 1897 to 1986, and this selection of his compositions for solo piano spans the years 1915...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/2009

Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works

For a work that will never be exactly easy to capture on record (and it may be significant that none...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1987

Meet Joe Black Original Soundtrack

Martin Brest’s Meet Joe Black is the rarest of Hollywood creatures – a three-hour character study that combines comedy with...

Reviewed in issue 5/1999

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