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Wagner (Die) Walküre
This second instalment of the second Bayreuth Festival Ring cycle from 1955 is unlikely to change the views of those...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/2010
Schumann Piano Works
Diminutive in stature and unassuming in manner, Annie Fischer was among the past century’s most heroic pianists. Few artists have...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/2004
R Strauss Krämerspiegel
Of these six collections five have not appeared on CD before. All are welcome, but I find three in particular...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/2000
Mozart Don Giovanni
As with the recent Zauberflote (see above), I feel just a little doubt as to whether, outside Germany, this performance...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/1993
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
“A symphony for tenor, alto (or baritone), and orchestra.” So is the baritone option more than just a bracketed alternative?...
Reviewed in issue 2/1997
Haydn Symphonies Nos. 21 to 39, 'A' and 'B'
Adám Fischer | Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adám Fischer and the AustroHungarian Haydn Orchestra go from strength to strength. This culminating volume of their Haydn symphony cycle...
Reviewed in issue 1/2002
Beethoven Fidelio
When apparently pragmatic details of a recording's editing and layout articulate and underline the essential character of a performance, then...
Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 6/1987
MOZART Symphonies Vol 9
Adám Fischer | Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Captivated by clarinets he had heard in Mannheim in 1777 en route to Paris, Mozart used them for the first...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 02/2013
Bach - Made in Germany, Volume 2
Traditions of Bach performance in Leipzig during the 20th century have inevitably been moulded by the political turmoil of recent...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 6/2000
Puccini Tosca
This is a Tosca upon which a great deal of care has been lavished. About 50 per cent too much,...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1994
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