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Schrecker Orchestral Works

Sumptuously performed and unflinchingly recorded, this collection will be seized on by Schreker enthusiasts, and they will enjoy every massively...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/2000

The Winged Lion

''The Winged Lion'' claims to celebrate early Venetian instrumental music. The Palladian Ensemble offer characterful performances that aim above all...

Reviewed in issue 1/1995

Prokofiev Suites from Romeo & Juliet

The young Romanian conductor, Yoel Levi, was Resident Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1980 to 1984. This splendid Prokofiev...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/1987

Sibelius String Quartets

It wasn't so long ago that the only Sibelius quartet on disc was Voces intimae. Now the catalogue boasts no...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 8/1992

Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil

There have been notable performers who have attempted to give the impression of catholicity and stylistic versatility by recording music...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/2003

Suppé Overtures, Volume 3

Vol. 3 of Marco Polo's Suppe series offers another fascinating insight into the wider output of a composer unjustly typecast...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 12/1995

Howells Hymnus Paradisi; Concerto for Strings

Both versions of the Hymnus Paradisi are fine, so it may be that the coupling will decide the question of...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 13/1999

Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

Not one of Naxos's winners. The elements are ill-disposed. Here in this opera of southern passion among what we always...

Reviewed in issue 3/1993

Rameau Les Indes galantes

Les Indes galantes was Rameau's first and most successful opera-ballet. It was first staged in 1735 and in the following...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1994

Gardner Piano Concerto No 1

This coupling of two of John Gardner’s major works, plus a sparkling comedy overture, could not be more welcome. Celebrating...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/2007

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