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Britten Chamber Works, Vol. 1

This orderly succession of Britten's development of the string quartet as a genre is both excellently recorded and skilfully performed....

Reviewed in issue 7/1987

Grieg Piano Concerto; Ballade; Lyric Pieces

How hard it is to over-praise the vitality and distinction of this princely pianist, and never more so than in...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2007

Kilar Symphony No 5, 'Advent'

As he approaches 80, Wojciech Kilar can reflect on a varied career in which his standing as a composer of...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 5/2011

Respighi Symphonic Poems

This is Daniele Gatti’s debut recording as an orchestral conductor and it is an auspicious one. Respighi’s trilogy of Roman...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 7/1997

Mahler Song Cycles

Anyone wanting this particular permutation of these oft-recorded songs should derive much pleasure from these performances. Henschel’s well-groomed voice and...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

Albinoni Sonate e Trattenimenti

While Albinoni's concertos, and especially those for one and two oboes, have been reasonably well catered for by record companies...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1995

Handel (3) Chandos Anthems

This contains three of the 11 so-called Chandos Anthems composed between August 1717 and summer 1718 for James Brydges, the...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 7/2009

Verdi (Il) Trovatore

This is a welcome addition to the list of performances of Sutherland on video as it finds her on something...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Brasiliana

Subtitled ‘Three centuries of Brazilian music’‚ this recital provides an ideal union of performance and academe. And‚ as Paul Myers...

Reviewed in issue 1/2002

Beethoven Chamber Works

After its triumphant first performance in 1800, Beethoven's Septet went on to become not only one of the most popular...

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

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