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Bartók Piano Concertos

‘Blandly brilliant’ might seem something of a contradiction in terms, and yet that is how I would describe this particular...

Reviewed in issue 5/1996

Tü-u4r Flux

It looks as though news of the death of the symphony has been greatly exaggerated. Symphonies are appearing at a...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 1/2000

Schumann Mass, Op. 147

In Elysian Fields Schumann must be deeply gratified that long-neglected choral works of his later years are one by one...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 6/1989

Boulez Piano Sonatas Nos 1 - 3

Boulez’s piano sonatas boast a number of complete recordings, each with something distinctive to offer. Equally, I was struck while...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 5/2005

Repighi Songs, Volume 1

Leonardo de Lisi is a discovery, a lyric tenor (though capable of a ringing forte, as he slightly too often...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 9/1997

Bartók Piano Concertos 1-3

There can be little doubt that the one digital recording included here – that of the First Concerto – is...

Reviewed in issue 12/1996

Grieg Lyric Pieces

Here, surely, is a classic recording, one of calibre and status for all time. Rarely can a great artist have...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1997

Brahms Violin Sonatas

David Fanning wrote of this duo's disc of the two Prokofiev Violin Sonatas (chandos ABRD1132, 10/85) that ''comparisons with Perlman...

Reviewed in issue 7/1987

Paganini Violin & Guitar Works

A glance in Grove will reveal, if you didn't know it already, that Paganini wrote a great deal of guitar...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 4/1994

Elliott Carter Eight Compositions (1948-1993)

This is an important disc, partly because it restores a major Carter work to the catalogue, partly for its useful...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1994

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