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Messiaen piano works

Peter Hill's Messiaen recordings are appearing at a most opportune time. The piano music is one of the cornerstones of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1986

Voices Volume 2

Iain Burnside’s Tuesday afternoon Voices programme on BBC Radio 3 regularly comes up with surprising song repertory of every kind,...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 8/2003

Dame Joan Hammond A Celebration

She was the first singer who, heard 'in the flesh', gave me the kind of thrill I associated with the...

Reviewed in issue 12/1992

Weill The Seven Deadly Sins; Songs

It is fitting that two new recordings of Weill and Brecht's ballet chante should be issued in this year of...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 12/1993

Mozart Concert Arias

Juliane Banse made her international reputation in the light lyric Mozart roles, including a delightful Zerlina at Glyndebourne. She recently...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2005

Brahms Symphony No 4; Handel Variations

In almost every respect this is an ideal performance of the Fourth Symphony. A skilfully managed blend of classical strength...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Vivaldi Ercoli

In 1722 Vivaldi’s career hit a few snags in his native Venice, but very little of his music had yet...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 3/2011

Schumann Lieder

Recordings of the Op. 39 Liederkreis seem to proliferate by the month. What makes any definitive comparison or choice hard...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1994

Mozart Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Vol 1

A warning first: don’t be tempted to turn up the sound because a harsh violin will dominate. The keyboard is...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 9/2005

Schubert Violin Sonatas

Mozart's violin sonatas? Yes, of course they are a major body of work. Beethoven's? Indeed, so are they, and are...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1993

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