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Schubert (The) Two Piano Trios

There are plenty of instances of noteworthy recordings by musical siblings: the Chung Trio, the Labèque sisters and, more recently,...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 2/2009

Frida Leider sings Wagner

On June 7th, 1938, between 8.30 pm and 9.35 pm the London Regional Programme of the BBC relayed part of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1989

Lebrun Oboe Concertos, Vol 2

Bart Schneemann’s first disc of oboe concertos by Ludwig August Lebrun (1752-90) was an unexpected delight (7/01), and now comes...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2004

Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

At the time of writing I have not seen the film, but when reading-the-magazine time comes round it will have...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

Madrigali a due voci

This well-structured recital showcases the differing shared states arising from love. Often consecutive pieces seem to belong together although they...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 6/2011

Gervase de Peyer Recital

This is a record largely of arrangements or alternatives, but it is none the worse for that since all of...

Reviewed in issue 4/1987

Honegger/Poulenc Perform their own works

Honegger recorded relatively few of his own works—Pacific 231, Rugby, the Prelude to La tempete and the Symphonie liturgique—and although...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 6/1994

Cage Violin and Piano Works

Any recording of Cage involving Steffen Schleiermacher is guaranteed to be utterly fastidious and dedicated. His series of the Complete...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 8/2010

Lassus Madrigals and Motets

Lassus is the most wide-ranging and versatile of all sixteenth-century composers; but on record he has never had quite the...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 9/1988

Mozart: Wind Concertos

I must be honest and say I approached this record with some diffidence. Who would want, I wondered, a coupling...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 6/1988

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