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LISZT; MAHLER Lieder

In her previous recording (Orfeo), Anne Schwanewilms found a surprising breadth of expression between Richard Strauss’s operatic heroines and his...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 03/2013

G JACKSON A ship with unfurled sails

Unquestionably the State Choir Latvia is a magnificent body of singers. They encompass a vast dynamic range and deliver words...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 03/2013

HANDEL Acis and Galatea

This delightful disc might have been billed as ‘Mendelssohn the Reviver’, since under the influence of Friedrich Zelter, his composition...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 03/2013

BRITTEN Works for voice & string orchestra

The Amsterdam Sinfonietta, directed from the first violin by Scot Candida Thompson, start strongly with a Les illuminations in which...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 03/2013

BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis Op 123

Following their Bach B minor Mass (8/12), Philippe Herreweghe and his team have produced an equally fine account of Beethoven’s...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 03/2013

JS BACH Cantatas

Those following Sigiswald Kuijken’s journey will recall its premise of a single cantata for each Sunday and High Day –...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 03/2013

The Irish Piano

For his first solo piano CD, Michael McHale has programmed 19 short works featuring classical and contemporary Irish composers, works...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2013

SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke. Kreileriana BRAHMS Theme and Variations

Many years ago I noted an element of caution in Imogen Cooper’s playing. Her way with Debussy’s ‘Poissons d’or’ in...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 03/2013

SAINT-SAËNS Complete Organ Works

Saint-Saëns, hailed by Liszt as the greatest organist of his day, wrote comparatively little music for the organ in terms...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 03/2013

RAFF Piano Works Vol 3

Joachim Raff’s journey from humble beginnings to a sky-high reputation was followed by decline and fall. Today, most of his...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 03/2013

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