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Berlioz Overtures

Berlioz’s seven overtures fit comfortably into an hour and a quarter, in performances that reflect Sir Colin’s long absorption with...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1999

Roussel Symphony No 3

I must confess it took me several hearings to warm to Eschenbach’s reading of Roussel’s festive Third Symphony. As with...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 4/2008

Walton Symphony No 1; Scapino; Siesta

This new issue of Walton’s First Symphony may be on a super-budget label, and the orchestra may not be familiar,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1998

Braga Santos Sym No. 2; Crossroads

Alvaro Cassuto’s recordings of the symphonies by his former teacher, Joly Braga Santos, have been one of Marco Polo’s most...

Reviewed in issue 6/2001

Mozart Symphonies Nos. 38 and 39

When, at the end of 1995, the third box of Mozart symphonies from The English Concert and Trevor Pinnock was...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1998

Trumpet Renaissance

Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s Endless Parade is one of the more substantial celebrations of trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger’s virtuosity. Hardenberger’s own 1990...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/2010

Works by Le Jeune

Claude Le Jeune (1530-1600) makes his own first appearance on CD, and joins only a very few other CD examples...

Reviewed in issue 3/1987

Hindemith: Orchestral Works

This is the finest version of the Konzertmusik to have appeared on disc. Bernstein may be more massig (moderate) than...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/1991

Mendelssohn Complete Organ Works, Vol 1

In all Jennifer Bate’s wide-ranging discography, I most admire the recordings of British organ music in which she has taken...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 7/2005

Rachmaninov Piano Works

Oxana Yablonskaya (Russian-born but American-based) offers a richly comprehensive selection of Rachmaninov's music, taking us through fiery intricacy, veiled melancholy...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/1994

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