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Review of Monteverdi (The) Coronation of Poppea

Monteverdi (The) Coronation of Poppea

This is a pleasant surprise. Raymond Leppard launched his edition of Poppea at Glyndebourne in 1962; an abridged recording appeared...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 9/2010

Review of Sir Hamilton Harty and the Hallé

Sir Hamilton Harty and the Hallé

The most desirable item in this collection, I feel, is the one not conducted by Harty, but by the 24-year-old...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Review of Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

Though not quite such an obvious recommendation as the Milanov/Bjorling Aida reviewed below, this set is well worth hearing and...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1988

Review of Dohnányi Suite, OP 19; Nursey Variations. Veil of Pierrette.

Dohnányi Suite, OP 19; Nursey Variations. Veil of Pierrette.

The happy news here is the very first recording of The Veil of Pierrette, four scenes from a mimed entertainment...

Reviewed in issue 9/1999

Review of Schubert Impromptus

Schubert Impromptus

I doubt whether this is going to join my three or four preferred recordings of all time of these pieces...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 5/1997

Review of Beethoven Piano Variations

Beethoven Piano Variations

Fascinating and individual in Debussy (1/01), Cédric Tiberghien now moves into Beethoven’s more rugged and forthright terrain, demonstrating his versatility...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2003

Review of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1; Symphony No.7; CoriolanOverture (DVD)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1; Symphony No.7; CoriolanOverture (DVD)

Two – very different – concerts‚ the first a 1987 Barbican gala‚ well received at the time‚ with Solti and...

Reviewed in issue 12/2001

Review of Lefébure-Wely (6) Grands Offertoires, Op 35; Meditationes religiosas, Op 122

Lefébure-Wely (6) Grands Offertoires, Op 35; Meditationes religiosas, Op 122

Hard on the heels of Richard Lea’s Lefébure-Wely discs (Priory, 7/07) comes Joris Verdin’s disc on Ricercar. Three pieces are...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 10/2007

Review of Arnell String Quartets

Arnell String Quartets

The first three of Richard Arnell’s six string quartets date from his sojourn in New York City. Composed in 1939,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2011

Review of Infamia - Tangos de Barcelona

Infamia - Tangos de Barcelona

It seems just a little surprising that a CD purporting to feature ‘Tangos of Barcelona’ should open with music by...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: /2000


 

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