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Verdi Otello (sung in English)

‘A hit‚ a very palpable hit’ is how Opera editor‚ Harold Rosenthal‚ greeted this ENO production of Otello when it...

Reviewed in issue 12/2001

Sibelius Vocal & Orchestral Works

Impressive as this recording was in its original LP format, this CD version has even more impact, one of the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1983

Schubert (Die) Schöne Müllerin

Guitar versions of Schubert’s song-cycle are certainly worth experimenting with for the reasons expounded in the notes to this new...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/2004

Organ Fireworks, Vol. 6

This series is turning into something of a world tour for organist Christopher Herrick, producer Paul Spicer and the rest...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 3/1996

Grieg Violin Sonatas

The Grieg violin and piano sonatas, each with its own highly distinctive character, make an excellent CD programme, even without...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 9/2006

Harbison Orchestral & Choral Works

This is an unusual release in that all the music, ranging from motets to a full-scale violin concerto, has arisen...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 10/1997

Bussotti Echi danzanti

Here’s a piece about sex. In fact most pieces by Italian composer Sylvano Bussotti in some way relate to the...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 5/2007

Beethoven Music for Wind Instruments

It was only in the May issue that I greeted—a shade guardedly—the new Amon Ra recording of Beethoven's two main...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 8/1987

Russian Orchestral Works

The 25-minute first movement of Scriabin's Divine Poem is often something of an endurance test. Not so under Jarvi. His...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 10/1991

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique; Lélio - excs.

With over 50 versions of the symphony available, let alone reissues and recouplings galore, a new one must make strong...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 9/1998

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