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MAHLER Totenfeier. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Mahler, to put it mildly, is not an obvious follow-up for an ensemble still fresh from recording Monteverdi. Nor is...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 12/2012

MAHLER Des Knaben Wunderhorn

For a composer whose reputation rests on twin pillars of symphony and song, Gustav Mahler admittedly has more weight leaning...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 12/2012

JACKSON Requiem

Requiem Masses written since 9/11 go easy on the Dies irae: do you need to hear the Day of Wrath...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2012

HAYDN Nelson Mass. Insanae et vanae curae

Although not, in my opinion, the finest of Haydn’s late half-dozen Masses (that accolade goes to the Theresienmesse), the so-called...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 12/2012

DELIUS Appalachia. Sea Drift

It is fitting that two of Delius’s American-inspired works should appear on this recording performed by the Florida Orchestra and...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 12/2012

BYRD The Great Service

This is good news indeed. Having concluded their series of Byrd’s Latin sacred music on ASV and Hyperion, The Cardinall’s...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2012

BRITTEN Still Falls the Rain

Unabashed by the number of young British rivals already in the catalogue, the American tenor Nicholas Phan is on his...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 12/2012

BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols. Saint Nicolas

As the Britten centenary looms into view, it is good to be able to offer an enthusiastic welcome to this...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 12/2012

Tongues of Fire

It is the sad fate of organ concertos to be performed once or twice by the organist for whom they...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue:

Momentum: Nordic Cello Concertos

The Aurora label has done much to disseminate largely Norwegian music and this disc features three major Nordic cello concertos....

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 12/2012

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