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Bartók Miraculous Mandarin (The); Pieces (4); Dance Suite

Here are so many telling textual details‚ the sort that critics habitually love to dwell on‚ which makes the one...

Reviewed in issue 8/2002

Mellnäs Passages

Swedish music has rarely enjoyed an international status and Stockholm-born Arne Mellnäs (1933-2002) proves to be no exception. Despite his...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 2/2011

Aleck Karis piano recital

Aleck Karis inaugurates this American Pianists Series in impressive fashion. At first sight the choice of programme might seem eccentric,...

Reviewed in issue 1/1987

Susan Graham - Carnegie Hall Debut

Through her recital discs Susan Graham has been revealing different facets of her character. Now, for her first disc on...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 13/2003

Martha Argerich & Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2007

Martha Argerich can put you on alert with just one phrase. A sequence of phrases, as in the opening of...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 6/2008

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

The six CD versions of the Symphonie fantastique listed above present various problems of selection, difficult of summary. In brief...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 10/1985

Mozart Piano Sonatas

This bids fair to being the most provocative Mozart release of 2006, revelatory or exasperating according to taste. ‘Playing Mozart...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 4/2006

Haydn Violin and Cello Concertos; Hofmann Flute Concerto

Previous appearances on CD of the French orchestra Le Cercle de l’Harmonie – symphonies by various Frenchmen on a giant...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 11/2009

Ravel Orchestral Works

The fairytale wonders and crystalline textures of Ma mere l’oye rarely fail to bring out the best in performers and...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 6/1997

Rossini Le siège de Corinthe

The first night of Genoa's revival last June of the original French version of Le siege de Corinthe appears to...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 5/1993

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