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Messaien organ works

It is La nativite which will move the listener's heart most. Its instant appeal may be compared to the luminous...

Reviewed in issue 9/1987

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

If everything were as excellent as the wide-ranging, clear and full-bodied recording (producer: Michael Haas), this would be a competitive...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1994

Liszt Piano Concerto No 1; Mephisto Waltz; Heroïde funèbre

This valuable archive issue provides a feast for Lisztians, for lovers of his orchestral as well as pianistic resource. Firstly,...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2005

Prokofiev Cello Concerto & Concertino

No comparisons listed because this ‘Unknown Prokofiev’ collection is more innovative than it looks: neither work is currently available in...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Bach Mass in B Minor

One could be forgiven for assuming that a distinctly Gallic backdrop, in its overall taste and sensibility, might inform Marc...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 7/2009

(The) Film Music of Ron Goodwin

This is a generous and immaculately realised anthology which would surely have delighted Ron Goodwin (who died in January 2003,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 12/2004

Ives Symphony No.2

Ives’ Second Symphony is not as well served on CD as might by now be expected. Bernstein gave the premiere...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 3/2001

The Goldberg/Kraus Duo plays Mozart and Beethoven

This is elusive music, which might be seeking to hide its personality behind a veil of allusions – to anything...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 4/1992

Mendelssohn Lieder

Let me begin with a straight question to Preiser. Do they seriously think that the way to interest the English-speaking...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1991

Stravinsky; Szymanowski Chamber Works

Graf Mourja is a Ukrainian violinist in his late twenties who has previously demonstrated an accomplished technique and incisive attack....

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/2003

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