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Review of Furtwängler Symphony No 2

Furtwängler Symphony No 2

Hans Keller’s obituary description of Furtwängler – ‘a composer who conducted instead’ – has always struck me as being faintly...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Review of Dutilleux Violin and Cello Concertos

Dutilleux Violin and Cello Concertos

It was high time that Dutilleux's two concertos were brought together on disc, and Decca have assembled an excellent team...

Reviewed in issue 3/1995

Review of Ciconia Motets

Ciconia Motets

Ciconia stands as the key composer of the years around 1400, so it is odd that there have been so...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 10/1998

Review of Bach Solo Cello Suites (3)

Bach Solo Cello Suites (3)

The number of so­called ‘lute works’ by Bach is small and they have been recorded many times. Lutenists have begun...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Review of Szymanowski Complete Piano Works

Szymanowski Complete Piano Works

Immersing oneself in Szymanowski's piano music is an exhilarating and exhausting experience. And it takes a pianist of Sinae Lee's...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/2007

Review of Bach; Bartók; Hartmann Works for Solo Violin

Bach; Bartók; Hartmann Works for Solo Violin

Two recitals with very different approaches to building a programme for solo violin. Viviane Hagner’s is the more conventional, placing...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 5/2007

Review of Schnittke Three Sacred Hymns;Symphony No 4

Schnittke Three Sacred Hymns;Symphony No 4

Schnittke’s Fourth is his ecumenical symphony. Its material is abstracted from Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Jewish chant and is used...

Reviewed in issue 7/1996

Review of Schubert Complete Lieder, Vol.15

Schubert Complete Lieder, Vol.15

Modified rapture is my response to this new addition to the Hyperion Schubert edition. Make no mistake, the rapture is...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/1993

Review of Schubert Octet

Schubert Octet

In view of the remarks I'm about to make, it's worth pointing out that the Berlin Philharmonia Ensemble, one of...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 10/1994

Review of Hadley (The) Hills; I sing of a maiden; My beloved spake

Hadley (The) Hills; I sing of a maiden; My beloved spake

The more I hear of Patrick Hadley’s music, the more I warm to it. There are numerous pages in the...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/1999


 

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