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Popov Symphony No 6 & Chamber Symphony

Gavriil Popov’s first two symphonies, which appeared in February on Olympia, are disconcertingly contrasted works, and they certainly disconcerted the...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 7/1996

George Szell - The Early Years

George Szell's Philips Concertgebouw legacy includes some distinguished recordings, with the scintillating Midsummer Night's Dream suite taking pride of place....

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

Rubinstein Piano Concertos

Of Anton Rubinstein's five piano concertos only No. 4 has achieved any degree of popularity flickering in and out of...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1995

Brahms Piano Duet Works, Vol. 1

This generously filled super-budget disc is the first in a series of Brahms’s complete four-hand piano music. The most popular...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 10/1997

Italian Opera Composers' Songs

It would do nobody a service or kindness to try to find grounds for recommending this. Neither in quality of...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Spanish Piano Music, Vol 2

The second volume in Martin Jones's nine-CD tribute, 'Spanish Piano Music', could hardly be more enticing or delectable. My initial...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2000

Rossini Petite Messe solennelle

The Petite Messe solennelle is a strangely elusive work. I have long suspected that it needs a certain kind of...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 13/2006

Piano Duet Music by Bennett, Bernstein & Grainger

Sound-wise the contrast with this month's other piano-duo disc (reviewed on page 800), from the Labeques (same company, same studio—Abbey...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/1988

Arensky Russian Piano Music Series, Vol.5

Heard in quantity, Arensky’s piano works can seem limited and occasionally facile. But heard separately, many of the 38 pieces...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/2010

Walton Henry V (after music from the film)

We owe it to the late Christopher Palmer, devotee both of Walton and of film music, that we have this...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1998

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