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Wagner Der Fliegende Holländer

One of my greatest regrets is not to have visited Bayreuth in my youth to catch this Hollander of 1955....

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1997

World's Best Loved Tenor Arias

Is it a comment on the sophistication of likely purchasers of Compact Discs that where the LP version is entitled...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1983

Sibelius Orchestral Works

As his German award-winning account of the Fifth Symphony with the Philharmonia Orchestra reaffirmed (HMV ASD4168, 4/82), Simon Rattle is...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1985

Debussy; Franck Works for Violin and Piano

In these remarkable performances, full of character and insight, Martha Argerich and Dora Schwarzberg strive for the maximum in expressive...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2006

Elgar Orchestral Works

Sinopoli's interpretation of Elgar's First Symphony is less controversial than his treatment of the Second (2/89). The work does not...

Reviewed in issue 6/1992

Reincken Hortus Musicus, Volume 1

This release claims ‘première recordings’ status‚ which‚ if not entirely true‚ is certainly close‚ since recording­company interest in Johann Adam...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

Cimarosa (30) Sonatas arr Guitar

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) was one of the most prolific and popular opera composers of the late-18th century and it’s amusing...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 8/2011

Marcello La Stravaganza-Arias & Duets

Vivaldi and Albinoni have cornered the Venetian late baroque market to such an extent that other fellow Venetians are all...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 1/1997

Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41

Both these performances have been issued on CD before (on 410 197-2OH, 6/84, and 411 658-2OHM, 11/84 respectively); I presume...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 4/1987

Rachmaninov 24 Preludes

Whoever may have it in mind to improve upon previous attempts to chart a way through the history of recorded...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 10/2000

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