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Rubbra Symphonies

Many readers will share my delight at the news that Chandos are recording a complete cycle of the symphonies of...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1996

Finzi Cello Concerto & Grand Fantasia

In the Finzi centenary year it is good to welcome an excellent bargain version of his Cello Concerto‚ arguably his...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Scarlatti, D Essercizi per Gravicembalo, Vol 1

It is difficult to compare in detail these new discs by Richard Lester and Emilia Fadini – both of whose...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 13/2001

Banks; Fricker; Morgan Violin Concertos

This is a revival of forgotten violin concertos recorded more than 30 years ago, all of them elusive but not...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 9/2008

English String Music

Hickox's Introduction and Allegro is both splendidly shaped and finely disciplined. There's a sense of spontaneous freshness and warm-hearted affection...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 12/1993

Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony

Yan Pascal Tortelier’s distinguished series of Dutilleux recordings for Chandos arouses high expectations for his Turangalila, and it does indeed...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 11/1998

Ustvolskaya Piano Sonatas

After decades of neglect, the stern and unbending music of Galina Ustvolskaya has been winning new friends at such a...

Reviewed in issue 3/1996

Rameau La Princesse de Navarre

Yet another precious Rameau recording has emerged from the vaults of Erato in Paris. This time it’s La Princesse de...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1996

Gershwin; Grofé Orchestral Works

Ferdy (sometimes called Ferdie) Grofe was one of Paul Whiteman’s regular arrangers, and as such was entrusted with Gershwin’s Rhapsody...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 8/1998

Janácek Sárka

This is a thrilling discovery, both in terms of work and performance. Sarka is the first of Janacek's operas, written...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1994

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