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J.M.Kraus Symphonies

It is only a few months ago (5/92) since I reviewed a mainly entertaining Virgin Classics disc of music by...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1992

Haydn Piano Trios

Just as his last and finest symphonies were drawn from him by his London visits, so were Haydn's last and...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 6/1994

Zeisl Lieder

Erich Zeisl (1905-59) is one of the more shadowy figures among the elite group of those ‘exiled in paradise’ –...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 7/2006

American Music

In this case ''American Music'' is perhaps more than just a convenient, ready-reference collective title: the five pieces do make...

Reviewed in issue 11/1987

Mozart: Horn Concertos

Yet two more sets of Mozart horn concertos to add to a huge list on CD, with Barry Tuckwell's earliest...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/1989

Jongen Chamber Works

In previous reviews of the Belgian Joseph Jongen’s music I’ve suggested that he responded well to smaller forces and that...

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 5/2004

Pekka Nuotio - Recordings 1973-81

For many years principal heroic tenor of the Finnish National Opera, Pekka Nuotio (1929-89) also appeared at Covent Garden and...

Reviewed in issue 13/1997

Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri, Op 50

Schumann could justifiably bewail present-day neglect of Das Paradies und die Peri on the concert platform. But the CD catalogue...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1997

Boccherini Symphonies Nos 3, 8 and 21

Almost the only Boccherini symphony we tend to hear today is the barely disguised Gluck rip-off La casa del diavolo...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 8/2010

Respighi La Boutique Fantastique

Impressioni brasiliane is not the strongest of Respighi’s orchestral trilogies, but given a little help it can be picturesque and...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 7/1999

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