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Schumann Requiems
This is an obvious pairing, as Bernhard Klee demonstrated for EMI when he recorded these Schumann requiems with Dusseldorf forces....
Reviewed in issue 10/1989
Henze Orchestral and Vocals
The 1950s were exceptionally eventful years for Henze‚ and these three works‚ composed between 1953 and 1958‚ strongly suggest that...
Reviewed in issue 9/2002
Reger Lieder
When a Munich critic around the turn of the century declared that Reger’s songs “address themselves to future audiences”, he...
Reviewed in issue 5/1997
Lympany in recital
Herbert Menges | Moura Lympany | Philharmonia Orchestra | Walter Susskind
Now that Dame Moura Lympany, after so many years of rare professionalism, musical dedication and integrity, has ended her performing...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1997
Brahms Alto Rhapsody, etc
Congratulations are due to all concerned here. That includes the compilers who drew the best out of the two LP...
Reviewed in issue 11/1996
Reimann Vocal Works
Aribert Reimann | Axel Bauni | Christine Schäfer | Liat Himmelheber
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, whom Aribert Reimann has accompanied with distinction in countless recitals and recordings, has enthusiastically championed his vocal music....
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 9/1990
Liszt Via crucis
Netherlands Chamber Choir | Reinbert de Leeuw
Liszt's setting of the Via crucis, the Lenten penitential rite that follows the 14 Stations of the Cross on the...
Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 5/1986
Bach Das Wohltemperirte Klavier, Book 1
Ton Koopman's recording of Bach's Das wohltemperirte Klavier, more affectionately and certainly more conveniently known as the 48, was made...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1995
BRITTEN War Requiem
The failure of television companies to broadcast the premiere of Britten’s War Requiem is deeply regrettable. However confused and messy...
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 02/2013
ENESCU Symphonie Concertante BARTÓK Divertimento
Cristian Florea | Laura Buruiana | Moldava National Chamber Orchestra
If there’s one significant composer who needs a little help from his friends, it’s George Enescu. And by ‘friends’ I...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2014
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