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Shostakovich: Cello Concertos

Natalia Gutman has been appearing with great success for some years outside her native Russia, but until now we have...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1991

Humfrey Verse Anthems

Here we have another fine English composer receiving belated recognition. This time the initiative comes not from Hyperion's admirable ''English...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 3/1993

Tan Dun (The) Banquet - OST

According to advance reports of this film, production values are state-of-the-art and that includes the music, the first soundtrack on...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2006

Piano Rarities from the Husum Festival 2003

This is Danacord’s 15th disc of highlights from the annual Husum festival where core repertoire is verboten and only gifted...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 1/2005

Russian Orchestral and Piano Works

Since winning the Leeds International Piano Competition, Vladimir Ovchinikov has remained before the public in a widening repertory, though perhaps...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1991

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

There are two ways of approaching a recording of many baroque works: either to play no more than is in...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 1/2000

Schubert Winterreise

Roman Trekel has drastically rethought Winterreise since his Naxos recording (3/00). Gone are the often stultifyingly slow tempi and the...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2008

Merkel Complete Organ Sonatas, Volume 3

A little over half of the generous playing time on the CD is devoted to Gustav Merkel’s organ sonatas. The...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 1/1999

Ravel Piano Works, Vol.2

With this disc Anne Queffelec completes her cycle of Ravel's solo piano music and once more suggests both the virtues...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1994

Handel Coronation Anthems; See the Conqu'ring Hero

The CD version is highly satisfying, with a finely-judged balance of voices and instruments. It would be difficult to improve...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

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