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Reich Three Tales

Ever since he discovered his music’s potential as a medium for documentary, Steve Reich has not been shy about tackling...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 1/2004

Rubbra/Berkeley/Howells Chamber Works

Now that all the symphonies including the sublime Ninth have been recorded, it is good to see attention turning to...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1999

Bach & Buxtehude: Organ Works

This continues an impressive line of classic Bach recordings from St Lauren's Church, Alkmaar. The organ is largely the work...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 8/1989

Massenet Manon

Dame Maggie Teyte first sang the title-role in Massenet’s Manon at Cannes in 1913. Twenty-five years later she returned to...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 7/1997

Rachmaninov Vespers

There are now quite a few versions of Rachmaninov's Vespers—or, more correctly, All-night vigil, combining Vespers, Matins and Prime. Among...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 10/1990

Stokowski conducts Tchaikovsky

I actually learned Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony from this well-tested old set of 78s, and will never forget attempting to 'gravitate'...

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

Couperin, F Pièces de clavecin

This selection of eight orders (or suites) from the third and fourth books of Pièces de clavecin is French harpsichordist...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/2011

Daniel-Lesur Choral and Organ works

Daniel-Lesur was born in the same year as Messiaen, a disciple (as was Messiaen) of the visionary organist-composer Charles Tournemire...

Reviewed by prussell in issue: 1/1995

Górecki Symphony No 3; Olden Style Pieces

The unprecedented success of Gorecki's Third Symphony has forged an uncomfortable divide between the avant-garde elite and the 'low-brow' vox...

Reviewed in issue 10/1994

Mozart Piano Concertos

Regular readers of Gramophone need no reminder of my admiration for Howard Shelley’s ongoing Mozart concerto series with the London...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 2/1996

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