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Sowerby Orchestral Works

The heady opulence and luscious harmonic sound world of the Second Symphony (1928) by Michigan-born Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) – a...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/1998

Paganini Violin Concertos

Accardo brings to these performances all his formidable virtuosity and artistry, displaying superb technique, pure intonation and an ever present...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 2/1987

A. Scarlatti Cantatas, Volume 3

It has been a longish wait since the delectable first volume (6/97) of this series; but it is good news...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 5/2000

Lully Persée

A warm welcome to what I imagine is the first opera by Lully to appear on DVD. Recent recordings have...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 9/2005

Sibelius Orchestral Works

The power and intensity of Mutter’s performance of the concerto emerges immediately in the opening phrases. Where most violinists treat...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1996

Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano

Alkan's Concerto pour piano seul—the eighth, ninth and tenth etudes from his colossal set of Douze Etudes dans les tons...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 8/1993

Victorian Concert Overtures

Through no particular fault of their own, the works of many composers prominent in British musical life a century or...

Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 1/1992

Poulenc Piano Works, Vol 1

Few composers are easier to underestimate than Poulenc. His jackdaw’s nest is filled with gems rather than trinkets, each glinting...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1999

Henze Piano concerto No. 2; Telemanniana

In an interview with Oliver Knussen for DG’s 1996 reissue of the Second Piano Concerto (1967), Henze stated he felt...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2000

(The) Kelvingrove Organ

The town hall/concert hall organ of the 19th and early 20th century may have been created in the UK by...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 3/2004

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