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Prokofiev Symphony No 5; Lieutenant Kijé Suite

It’s a pity the conductor has not so far set down his interpretation of the Sixth, a symphony he champions...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 3/2008

Les Pianos de la Nuit - Boris Berezovsky

For the greater part these DVDs represent a cornucopia of present day, brilliantly evolving glory. Let no-one say that true...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2004

Josquin Desprez Masses

This is absolutely superb. You need only compare the new performance of the Mass Pange lingua with the Ensemble Clement...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 3/1987

The Russian Soul - Songs

It is well worth rising above the idiotic title of this record: here is a perfectly intelligent, interestingly varied recital...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/1998

Holzbauer Günther von Schwarzburg

“The music is incomparably fine”, wrote Mozart of Ignaz Holzbauer’s Gunther von Schwarzburg – and he was just about the...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 7/1996

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 9 & 23

That miraculous watershed work K271 is still billed as the Jeunehomme, even though we now know that the lady in...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2006

Arnell Symphonies Nos 4 & 5

I’d heard extremely positive things about Richard Arnell’s Fifth Symphony and this splendidly gutsy performance by Martin Yates and the...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2007

Messiaen Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

Serious pianists are unlikely to put in the time it takes to learn the 177 pages of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/2003

French Baroque Harpsichord Works

Welcome to a distinguished addition to the roster of young recording harpsichordists! Sophie Yates has a real understanding of the...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 11/1993

Sibelius Symphony No 7. Tapiola

Magnificent sound and very impressive playing. Vladimir Ashkenazy's accounts both of the symphony and Tapiola have many insights, and the...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 10/1984

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