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Shostakovich Symphonies 4 & 8

There is a sense in which this pair of symphonies from Rostropovich’s complete cycle falls between stools. Neither is as...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 9/2001

Vinci Li Zite Ngalera

Calabrian-born Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730) was a younger contemporary of Vivaldi, whose influence on opera composers of his own generation, among...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1999

Hindemith Violin Concerto; Kammermusik No 4; Tuttifäntchen

Hindemith’s Violin Concerto of 1939 is a splendid piece, yet unaccountably has never enjoyed the same success as, say, Bartok’s...

Reviewed in issue 11/1999

Burgan La Puerta de la Luz. Kaspar Messe. Hersant L'Infinito

Worth investigating if you have an adventurous spirit and an interest in contemporary vocal music. Patrick Burgan's La Puerta de...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 3/2000

Bartók Orchestral Works

I’m all for this super-budget Oehms ‘Documents of the Munich Years’ series; it shows James Levine on the wing –...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 4/2005

Gottschalk Piano works

Louis Moreau Gottschalk was one of the most colourful characters in the history of music. His memoirs, Notes of a...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 9/1991

Bach Solo Violin Sonatas & Partitas

Gerard Poulet is not the most showy violinist – he may not have Sitkovetsky’s uncanny control, or Kagan’s sumptuous tone,...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 8/1996

Gerhard Symphony 4 & Pandora Suite

Roberto Gerhard attached New York to the title of his Fourth Symphony (1967) because it was commissioned for performance there....

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 2/2000

The Mozart Almanac

If the Bicentenary is going to serve any useful purpose other than shifting recycled recordings, souvenir booklets and Mozart...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 5/1991

Mozart (Le) nozze di Figaro

This is a further instalment in a series based on live performances at the Macerata Festival‚ conducted by Gustav Kuhn....

Reviewed in issue 1/2002

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