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Sounds Majestic

An apt title for this well-filled disc played with panache and relish by Lichfield’s Assistant Organist. The fare is thoroughly...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 11/1999

Bretón Andalusian Scenes

For the second time in a few months Naxos devotes a CD to Tomás Bretón, best known for his opera...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 5/2009

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, etc.

The realistically full-bodied sound of the CD, with the piano very tangibly out front, increases the attractions of these very...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 4/1987

Liszt: Piano Works

This disc is a fairly standard compilation of favourite Liszt pieces, and I have no qualms in paying tribute to...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 3/1987

Musique liturgique et profane du XIV siècle

It is an increasing pleasure to hear that French groups are starting to take their medieval heritage seriously. Over the...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 7/1989

Nielsen Orchestral Works

For most Nielsen collectors the main interest here will be Snefrid and Amor and the Poet rather than the symphony....

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 11/1994

Bartók: Works for Two Pianos

The concerto version of Bartok's Sonata for two pianos and percussion adds so little to our understanding of the original...

Reviewed in issue 9/1989

Wolf-Ferrari Piano Trios

Wolf-Ferrari's early piano trios happily augment that modest corpus of chamber pieces by composers who are better-known for their operas....

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

Hindemith conducts Hindemith

This is a CD reissue of the LP compilation EMI made in 1987 of Hindemith's 1956 recording sessions with the...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/1991

Weiner Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2

Leó Weiner (1885-1960) was once mentioned in the same breath as Bartók, Kodály and Dohnányi, his slightly older contemporaries, and...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 5/2010

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