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Schnittke Requiem/Piano Concerto

Tempering passion and exuberance with above-average control, Schnittke’s Concerto for piano and strings of 1979 has worn better than most...

Reviewed in issue 2/1998

Philippe de Vitry & the Ars Nova - 14th Century Motets

Amid the flurry of certain other centenary celebrations one could name, you may—unless you are an avid medievalist—have overlooked the...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 10/1991

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia

To mark the occasion of Victoria de los Angeles’s 75th birthday Testament have reissued these, two of her earliest complete...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/1998

(Le) Roi Danse - film soundtrack

You probably missed the limited UK screening of the film Le Roi Danse. I only just made the last showing...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Anderson, L Orcheestral Works, Vol 1

Naxos’s ability to come up with winning ideas at knock-down prices never ceases to amaze. Already the label has a...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 3/2008

Beethoven Symphony No 9

Though one of the first records of Sir Colin Davis which revealed his full stature was his early HMV account...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1986

Korngold Violin Concerto

After three high-profile versions of Korngold’s once-neglected concerto in a matter of months, here, after a slight lull, is another....

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 1/2011

Handel Rodelinde

This is an issue of considerable interest to the Handelian, although the interest is more historical than musical. Rodelinda was...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 12/2002

Mozart Opera Overtures

What muppet designs Naïve’s cover art? We got used to the striking array of painted ladies that adorned the label’s...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2009

Hummel Serenades

This is a collection of fun music performed unashamedly by members of Consortium Classicum with the sort of exuberance that...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/2006

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