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Review of By Arrangement Tetra Guitar Quartet

By Arrangement Tetra Guitar Quartet

No single instrument, in the hands of a single player and without extraneous mechanical aid, is capable of a greater...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/1993

Review of Britten Billy Budd

Britten Billy Budd

Almost two decades after Humphrey Carpenter’s controversial biography of Britten, opera directors have woken up to some of its revelations....

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 9/2011

Review of Shostakovich (The) Golden Age

Shostakovich (The) Golden Age

We don't think of Shostakovich as a ballet composer yet he wrote three between 1929 and 1935. Neglect is not...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 2/2007

Review of Barber/Bernstein Works for Violin & Orchestra

Barber/Bernstein Works for Violin & Orchestra

Hu Kun's playing is full of poignant persuasion. When he finally lends his voice to the great tune at the...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 6/1992

Review of Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Beginning his review of the original issue of this recording, on four LPs, Trevor Harvey wrote: ''There are those (not...

Reviewed by rgolding in issue: 3/1988

Review of Giordano Andrea Chénier

Giordano Andrea Chénier

These four sets, issued by EMI to mark the 25th anniversary of Maria Callas’s death, are important historical documents on...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/2002

Review of Previn Diversions; Songs

Previn Diversions; Songs

I once asked Andre Previn if there was any significance in his decision to use only strings and brass in...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

Review of Parry & Stanford Nonet & Serenade

Parry & Stanford Nonet & Serenade

Hyperion again! For sheer enterprise, a disc comprising nonets by Parry and Stanford takes some beating. It is aimed, presumably,...

Reviewed in issue 9/1989

Review of Höller (Der) Meister und Margarita

Höller (Der) Meister und Margarita

As a 20th-century fable of disillusion, Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita has few peers. Its piercing insights into...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 1/2001

Review of Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No 3; Violin Sonatas Nos1-2

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No 3; Violin Sonatas Nos1-2

Tonz makes a persuasive showing in the once popular concerto, its delectable barcarolle elegantly phrased. He and Triendl take an...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 10/1998


 

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