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The Art of Lotte Schöne
‘Schone’ of voice and (I’m sure) nature as well as name, this delightful soprano is one of the few for...
Reviewed in issue 1/1997
Franck Les Béatitudes
Les beatitudes is a work of contemplatative eloquence, dealing with the opposition of good and evil in essentially passive terms....
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 11/1998
Duphly Harpsichord Works
In nearly all his pieces, Duphly presents two contrasting images—the bold and brazen virtuoso, and the wistful dreamer. The one...
Reviewed in issue 3/1994
R. Strauss Orchestral and Vocal Works
Felicity Lott | Neeme Järvi | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The over-resonant but spacious and clear acoustic of the Caird Hall, Dundee, suits the plush romantic sound of Strauss's Aus...
Reviewed in issue 8/1989
Copland Songs
Roberta Alexander | Roger Vignoles
In a ninetieth anniversary feature about Copland on record (11/90) I mentioned the 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson as a...
Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 3/1992
Mendelssohn String Quartets (trans. Wind)
Amusing to relate that the booklet for this appealing if somewhat ephemeral coupling mistakenly attributes the origins of these 'quintets'...
Reviewed in issue 11/1995
Palestrina: Choral Music
Hilliard Ensemble | Paul Hillier
Palestrina's 29 motets setting words drawn from the Song of Songs were first published in Venice in 1584 disguised under...
Reviewed by Iain Fenlon in issue: 8/1986
Schütz Schwanengesang
Concerto Palatino | Ghent Collegium Vocale | Philippe Herreweghe
Philippe Herreweghe’s return to the bosom of the 17th century is as welcome as his recent claims for an “authentic”...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 6/2007
Höller Signals
These are major works from a composer whose ability to harness expressive intensity with sonic originality is far too little...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 7/1999
Schmidt Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln
When I first heard Harnoncourt’s account of Franz Schmidt’s great oratorio I was most impressed. By the splendid choral sound,...
Reviewed in issue 6/2001
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