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Review of Oboe/Cor anglais and Harp Recital

Oboe/Cor anglais and Harp Recital

Hansjörg Schellenberger | Margit-Anna Süss

Denon

Flute and harp, yes, familiar enough; oboe and harp, not so familiar, but (given the right players) suggest at the...

Reviewed in issue 12/1991

Review of A Tribute to Elgar, Delius and Holst

A Tribute to Elgar, Delius and Holst

Black Dyke Mills Band | Peter Parkes

Chandos

If the calendar has anything to do with it, 1984 would of course have been the year to pay a...

Reviewed in issue 9/1986

Review of First Drop

First Drop

Ars Nova Copenhagen

Cantaloupe

‘First Drop’ aims to capture that special alchemy that takes place between ensemble and composer when a new work is...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 08/2017

Review of Janácek Opera Suites

Janácek Opera Suites

Jirí Belohlávek | Prague Symphony Orchestra

Supraphon

The most recent and thorough of these orchestral suites is the six-movement paraphrase of Mr Broueek, ingeniously made in 1994...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1999

Review of Tito Schipa - Opera & Song Recital

Tito Schipa - Opera & Song Recital

(Anonymous) Orchestra | Amelita Galli-Curci | Josef Pasternack | Julian Huarte | Mino Campanino | Rosario Bourdon | Tito Schipa

Vocal Series

''To him that hath …'' At the time of writing Schipa has two admirable CDs devoted to him in the...

Reviewed in issue 12/1989

Review of Corigliano Symphony No 2; (The) Mannheim Rocket

Corigliano Symphony No 2; (The) Mannheim Rocket

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | John Storgårds

Ondine

For what it’s worth, John Corigliano won the Pulitzer Prize for his Second Symphony in 2001. It wasn’t an entirely...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 6/2004

Review of Serenade - Tommy Reilly

Serenade - Tommy Reilly

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble | Tommy Reilly

Chandos

The collective title ''Serenade'', catches well the flavour of the music—light, gentle, undemanding. The general flavour is shown at its...

Reviewed in issue 12/1986

Review of Invocation - Contemporary Viola Works

Invocation - Contemporary Viola Works

John Constable | Paul Silverthorne

Black Box

Familiar as lead viola in the London Symphony Orchestra and London Sinfonietta, Paul Silverthorne here dem- onstrates his credentials in...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Review of Elgar Songs

Elgar Songs

Catherine Wyn-Rogers | Christopher Maltman | Malcolm Martineau | Neil Mackie

Somm Recordings

'Readily identifiable chips from a great workshop': Jerrold Northrop Moore's phrase for Elgar's songs in his gracefully informative notes draws...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 12/1999

Review of VERDI Opera Arias

VERDI Opera Arias

Krassimira Stoyanova | Munich Radio Orchestra | Pavel Baleff

Orfeo

Miss Stoyanova has made good records. ‘I palpiti d’amor’ and ‘Slavic Opera Arias’ (also in Munich for Orfeo, 11/08 and...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2014

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