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Allter Ego performs Philip Glass
Italian ensemble Alter Ego have made their name playing the post-minimalism of composers as diverse as Louis Andriessen, David Lang...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 7/2007
Beethoven Violin Concertos; Romances
Frans Brüggen | Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century | Thomas Zehetmair
This is a great performance, one that simply has to be heard. In the first movement, the question of tempo...
Reviewed in issue 4/1999
Brahms (4) Serious Songs; Dvorák Requiem
Two redoubtable performances of Dvorák’s Requiem have survived in the catalogue down the years, sometimes returning in various different guises:...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/2007
Prokofiev (The) Gambler
Berlin Staatskapelle | Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim and Sergey Prokofiev might seem like an odd couple but then The Gambler, composed during the First World...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 7/2010
A.B. Michelangeli Early Recordings
The Brahms Variations and the Bach/Busoni were recorded in London on October 26th and 27th, 1948 respectively. Michelangeli was still...
Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 8/1993
Tchaikovsky Ballet Music
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Vasily Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko was a shrewd choice of principal conductor for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. His promise is clear, his...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 3/2008
Prokofiev/Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestral Works
London Philharmonic Orchestra | Takuo Yuasa
It is always good to return to a recording one has previously reviewed and find one's reactions virtually identical. This...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/1993
Britten Billy Budd
This first Venice production of Billy Budd was hailed as a ‘notable achievement’ by the local and international press. While...
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 13/2003
O Tuneful Voice
Emma Kirkby | Frances Kelly | Rufus Müller | Timothy Roberts
Hyperion have mustered an engaging ensemble of forces to re-create a generous and winsome programme of little-known songs and duets...
Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 12/1991
Handel Cantatas for Cardinal Pamphili
Fabio Bonizzoni | Risonanza (La) | Roberta Invernizzi
Although titled “Le cantate per il Cardinal Pamphili”, only two of the four works on this disc were composed for...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2006
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