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Petterson Symphonies Nos 5 & 16

With the present release, CPO are nearing home in their Pettersson symphony cycle. Only the relatively short Tenth and Eleventh...

Reviewed in issue 11/1996

Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore

There are some sharp eyes at Testament's headquarters. They can see in the dark where records lie that have never...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 1/2000

Music of Walter Piston

Slatkin breathes a big sigh of appreciation into one of my all-time favourite American, or should I say Spanish, tunes:...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 1/1992

Love Sublime

Renée Fleming is a fan of the maverick jazz pianist/composer Brad Mehldau, and thanks to her Carnegie Hall commissioned this...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 10/2006

Bizet L'Arlésienne Suites

The Orquesta Ciudad de Granada plays very well indeed for Josep Pons, notably so in the lightly dotted 'Prelude' to...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/2000

Barbara Bonney - Im Chambre séparée

Is it a sign of economic belt-tightening that brings us a collection of operetta sweetmeats with piano accompaniment? Doubtless we...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 9/2003

Renata Scotto: Aria and song recital

The choice of programme is the chief delight of this recital, and it is horribly negligent of Etcetera to provide...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 10/1986

Schubert Piano Duets, Vol. 4

This is the fourth disc in an enjoyable Schubert series by a husband-and-wife team who met as students and established...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1995

Handel Chamber Works, Vol.5

This pair of LPs brings to an end the CRD series of the complete chamber music of Handel, recorded by...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 4/1986

Cinema Choral Classics II

A heavenly choir has long been recognized as a reliable, if somewhat cliched, device for milking the emotional response of...

Reviewed by rseeley in issue: 9/1998

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