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Bowen Piano Works

Long over-shadowed by his more trendy and chic contemporaries, York Bowen’s unapologetic and superbly crafted Romanticism fell out of fashion...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/2005

Prokofiev Symphony No 5. Scythian Suite

A Prokofiev Fifth as vibrant, intelligent and meticulously prepared as you'd expect from this partnership. In the mighty opening movement,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1993

Ruders Orchestral Works

The Danish composer, Poul Ruders, is one of the most talented and gifted voices of the immediate post-war generation. That...

Reviewed in issue 4/1992

Verdi Otello in Barcelona

“Otello in Barcelona” is what this set is somewhat curiously called. Since the typography does not help, one is left...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 5/1997

Biber Sonatas

Just how rich is Teldec’s potential for remastering accomplished performances for its Das Alte Werk label can be gauged from...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 9/1996

Esenvalds Passion and Resurrection

Eriks Esenvalds is another in the ever-lengthening catalogue of highly skilled Latvian choral composers who are currently making an impact...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 5/2011

Milhaud Little Symphonies and Little Operas

Mention getting six symphonies and three operas on one CD, and your friends may nervously wonder about your state of...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 5/1993

Farrar in Italian Opera

''Her career is a window on the meeting of musical manners between the New World and the Old.'' Dominic Fyfe,...

Reviewed in issue 10/1994

Crumb Apparition; Three Early Songs; Purcell Songs

It’s easy to divide the evolution of Western music into arbitrary historical periods, but more useful to find links between...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 3/2008

Mystery of Chopin (The) :The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka

Delphina Potocka was one of a number of fascinating women in Chopin’s life. His supposed letters to her‚ which surfaced...

Reviewed in issue 1/2002

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