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Dvorák String Quartets 6 & 7

Shifting focus from Dvorak’s Sixth Quartet to his Seventh is rather like swapping a pedantically nerdish circle of friends for...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 7/2000

Mozart Wind Concertos

It is surprising how rare this apt coupling is of Mozart’s three concertos for reed instruments. Christoph von Dohnanyi and...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/1996

Schubert String Quartet

Victor Kissine’s original arrangement of Schubert’s G major String Quartet was, according to Gidon Kremer, ‘virtually unplayable’. But after a...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2005

Rachmaninov Piano Works; Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto

Great pianist as he undoubtedly is, Arcadi Volodos is a cool customer, particularly when it comes to Tchaikovsky. Clearly in...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2004

Elgar Chamber Works

Nash Ensemble members Marcia Crayford and Ian Brown give a most perceptive rendering of the Elgar Violin Sonata, the finest...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/1993

Chopin Nocturnes

This is a selection from a complete set of Chopin's Nocturnes on two LPs dating from 1982. Items such as...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Furtwängler Lieder and Choral Works

Furtwangler's Te Deum (1902-06) raises a joyous storm, with an abundance of personable gestures and more than a little help...

Reviewed in issue 12/1995

Sibelius String Quartets

Sibelius as a youthful composer of string quartets is new to me, and on the showing of this record perhaps...

Reviewed in issue 9/1985

Beethoven Complete Piano Trios Vol 2

Volume 1 of the Florestan Beethoven series, with its inspiring performances of the two Op 70 trios, encouraged high expectations...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2003

Handel Joshua

Joshua, one of Handel’s least revived oratorios, has perhaps suffered from its origin during a period when Handel sought to...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 1/2009

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