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I had better say straight off that these performances are in the baroque tradition, and those who like piling diapason upon diapason need read no further. Presumably the organ is modern, judging by the name of the building that houses it (Can there really be a place called "The Victoria Hall" in...

It is really rather remarkable to have three performances of BartOk's Violin Solo Sonata (far from easy listening) to choose from, and all of them with decided merits. I should have qualified my praise of Ivry Gitlis's playing in regard to the Tempo di Ciaccona, which he begins, it seems to me...

Backhaus Solomon (9/52) LXT2715 (5/53) PL7160 (10/53) 33CX1055 (1/54) (H)ALP1094 (4/54) 33CX1144 (8/54) 33SX1023 (2/55) WLP5184 (2/55) CTL7067 (11/55) (H)ALP1272 (5/56) ABR4046 (10/54) LXT2939 (4/56) (H)ALP1160

Denis Matthews's gentle, thoughtful playing is particularly well suited by the first, second and last movements of Opus 7 and by the first two movements of the " Tempest " Sonata. And his account of the E flat Sonata is much the better of the two available. Backhaus was caught on an off-day he is...

When Artur Balsam recorded Clementi's B minor Piano Sonata, Op. 40, No. 2, on Nixa CLP r3ii, T.H. opened his review ( it/54) with the words : "I want to make the biggest splash I can about this record ", and went on to rank the sonata above a good many of Beethoven's. And now I want to make...