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Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4

Masterly performances from Jean-Philippe Collard and the RPO. The great French pianist brings authority and virtuosity to these two concertos...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 7/1987

My Mind to me a kingdom is

A quiet companionable record, reflective company for a fireside evening: an Elizabethan anthology, partly to words, partly instrumental, with ballad...

Reviewed in issue 1/1990

Henze Symphony No 9

To Hans Werner Henze the Ninth Symphony represents “the most extreme experience I have ever had, both in terms of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/1998

Mozart Symphonies Nos 29, 35 & 38

It is surprising that over his years of recording with the Royal Philharmonic Beecham paid so little attention to Mozart...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 13/1999

Durante Lamentations Jeremiae Prophetae

Francesco Durante was a leading light among a gifted generation of Neapolitan composers that included Leonardo Leo, Nicola Porpora and...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1996

Guarnieri Symphonies Nos 1 and 4

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907-93) composed seven symphonies in all. John Neschling’s first issue (12/02) was something of a revelation, featuring...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 2/2004

Beethoven Triple Concerto; Romances

It is good to have four such distinguished versions of the Triple Concerto to choose from, and it is good...

Reviewed in issue 10/1985

Bach/Vivaldi - Concerti & Praeludia

Not only purists but Bach-lovers too would be well advised to sit this one out; for the disc’s avowed purposes...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1999

Gavin Bryars - A Portrait

Play a random three-minute sequence from any one of these CDs and the composer’s identity immediately establishes itself. Gavin Bryars...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 3/2003

Todd, W Te Deum; (The) Burning Road

Large-scale choral works that convey a message have had a resurgence over recent years. Rendering sacred texts from a present-day...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 6/2011

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