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Review of Kerll Missa 'Non sine quare'

Kerll Missa 'Non sine quare'

Johann Caspar Kerll is one of many composers active at the Viennese court to have been influenced by the Italian...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 9/2000

Review of Milhaud Piano Music

Milhaud Piano Music

This recording, featuring Madeleine Milhaud, is of historical importance. The composer’s widow was, of course, younger than he and, as...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 5/1996

Review of Helweg Works for Two Pianos

Helweg Works for Two Pianos

The two-piano repertoire is not extensive, so three big new works will be welcome to performers and devotees of the...

Reviewed in issue 12/1996

Review of Masters of the Baroque Guitar

Masters of the Baroque Guitar

The 'baroque' guitar was a curious instrument, smaller than today's instrument and having a less pronounced waist, with five pairs...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1990

Review of Penderecki Violin Concerto

Penderecki Violin Concerto

Penderecki's Violin Concerto was first performed by its dedicatee Isaac Stern in 1977, and Stern subsequently recorded it with the...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/1988

Review of Vierne Organ Symphonies

Vierne Organ Symphonies

Vierne's organ symphonies, the Third in particular, have fared singularly well on CD. If you already have Jeremy Filsell, David...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 5/1994

Review of Messiaen Trois Mélodies; Harawi

Messiaen Trois Mélodies; Harawi

The central panel of Messiaen’s “Tristan” trilogy is also the most direct translation of its source, which is saying something...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 5/2010

Review of Bach Cello Suites (arr Hazelzet)

Bach Cello Suites (arr Hazelzet)

As Wilbert Hazelzet points out in his booklet note, Bach's chamber works for flute do not survive in convenient sets...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 4/2000

Review of Bruckner Symphony No. 3

Bruckner Symphony No. 3

‘To revise or not to revise?’ is one of the oldest of all problems: the freshness of first thoughts pitched...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/1997

Review of Virgin & Christ-Child - Music for Advent & Christmas

Virgin & Christ-Child - Music for Advent & Christmas

This disc from Henry’s Eight is placed under the sign of Christmas. The most substantial work is the Mass by...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 10/1999


 

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