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Review of John Scott Organ Recital

John Scott Organ Recital

It was a pity to call the record ''John Scott Plays Liszt At St Paul's Cathedral''. He most certainly does...

Reviewed in issue 11/1986

Review of Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in English)

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (in English)

Complete sets of Il barbiere di Siviglia have been recorded for local consumption in Russia, France and Germany, but there...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 12/1995

Review of Rosa Ponselle, Vol.2

Rosa Ponselle, Vol.2

If for nothing else, this reissue is of inestimable value for bringing into the CD catalogue one of the most,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1993

Review of Mozart 2 & 3-Piano Concertos

Mozart 2 & 3-Piano Concertos

From the first phrases of the orchestral exposition to the first movement of Mozart's Two Piano Concerto, it is clear...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 9/1990

Review of Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27

These 1970 performances are today in competition with many fine subsequent accounts of Mozart concertos, if not in this particular...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1986

Review of Ferneyhough Chamber Works

Ferneyhough Chamber Works

Most of the works on this CD date from 1987-97. During that decade Ferneyhough concentrated on a series of works...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 8/2009

Review of Beethoven Christus am Oelberge; Mass in C, Op 86

Beethoven Christus am Oelberge; Mass in C, Op 86

The coupling, apt in one way, could be misleading in another. The sequence of opus numbers (85 and 86) would...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Review of Goossens Family Collection

Goossens Family Collection

It is sad that this touching tribute to Leon Goossens, a superstar among oboists long before the term was invented,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2000

Review of Berlioz Symphonies

Berlioz Symphonies

It all rather depends on your pocket. If you want medium-price, medium quality versions of three of Berlioz's major works—Romeo...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1993

Review of MacMillan - Choral Works

MacMillan - Choral Works

A product of Oxbridge and London’s Guildhall School of Music (and a former member of King’s College Choir), Marcus Creed...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/2009


 

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