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Shchedrin (The) Sealed Angel

In the interview that serves as the booklet-note, Rodion Shchedrin explains, albeit obliquely, the origins of his near-hour-long choral suite...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 6/2009

Harris, R Symphonies Nos 3 and 4

The inlay of this latest instalment in Naxos’s American Classics series proclaims it as the first in a projected Harris...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 7/2006

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia - highlights

The complete version of Il barbiere from which these highlights are taken was for me the most enjoyable new opera...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1985

Grieg: Orchestral Works

Margaret Fingerhut has mastered the technical problems posed by Grieg's Piano Concerto, but the work's poetry and feeling elude her....

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Berlioz (La) Damnation de Faust

The LSO Live series goes from strength to strength. Here is a new version of La damnation de Faust which...

Reviewed in issue 7/2001

Bruckner Symphony No. 8

DG released this centenary concert on CD last year, warmly welcomed by Richard Osborne (A/00). I must admit I was...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 4/2001

Bernd Weikl Operatic Recital

Whoever was responsible for deciding the layout of this recital missed the chance for arranging the music in order of...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1989

Barber & Bruch Violin Concertos

Anne Akiko Meyers is a new name to me and I must say I like what I hear. The Barber,...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 8/1989

Albert Coates Conducts, Vol.1 - Russian Favourites

At the moment, Albert Coates is represented in the catalogue mainly by recordings of Wagner, his readings of whom ranked...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1992

Maderna Orchestral Works, Vol 1

Bruno Maderna reviews tend to follow a formula. They begin by pondering the reasons for Maderna’s enduring neglect, reminding us...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 11/2010

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