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M. Haydn: Symphonies

I listened with great pleasure, as well as surprise that such fascinating symphonies should never have come my way before....

Reviewed in issue 9/1986

Bruch Violin Concerto No 1; Scottish Fantasy

Aaron Rosand is now in his seventies but his marathon recording career continues in full flow. Since he began to...

Reviewed in issue 5/2002

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos 8, 14 & 23

These three Beethoven sonatas, totalling 58 minutes, have all been digitally re-mastered for this CD; i.e. they have to be...

Reviewed in issue 5/1984

Ferguson Choral and Orchestral Works

Though Ferguson's output embraces a mere 20 published scores (he is 85 this year, though he stopped composing some 30...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 4/1993

Verdi Don Carlo

Giulini made his Covent Garden debut in 1958 with a Don Carlos which made its mark in no uncertain terms....

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 9/1986

Berio Orchestral Transcriptions

Stanze, a sequence of five songs for baritone, male chorus and orchestra, was Berio’s last completed work, premiered after his...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/2005

Brahms Hungarian Dances

Reviewing the LP version, my colleague JOC found this recital ''as good as champagne'', yet was concerned in places that...

Reviewed in issue 9/1986

Shostakovich The 15 Symphonies

Kondrashin's Shostakovich cycle, last encountered as an indivisible and awkwardly arranged box of 12 LPs from EMI (12/85), is now...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1989

Haydn Symphonies

This latest in Harnoncourt's Haydn series with his Viennese period-instrument orchestra offers three brilliant, extrovert pieces, with much festive trumpeting...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 6/1993

Opera Spectacular

Usually collections of this kind are culled from various complete sets, but this programme has been specially recorded in the...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1990

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