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Falla; Ravel Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Piano Concertos

Here is an imaginative and attractive coupling. In January, I reviewed a solo Ravel disc from this pianist and thought...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1995

Dvorák/Lalo Works for Violin & Orchestra

Over the last few years we have had a sequence of fine new recordings of the Dvorak Violin Concerto from...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1994

Lully Symphonies, Ouvertures & Airs à jouer

Conceived for the pleasure and prestige of one of the wealthiest and certainly one of the most culturally conscious monarchs...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/1999

Adam de la Halle (Le) Jeu de Robin et Marion

There’s an anecdote about a small boy who, when asked which he preferred, radio or television, replied without hesitation: ‘Radio,...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 6/2006

Sisask Starry Sky Cycle

The Estonian composer Urmas Sisask (b. 1960) has been fascinated by astronomical phenomena throughout his career, as work-titles like The...

Reviewed in issue 11/1996

Marx Chorus and Orchestra Works

The most substantial work in this selection of Joseph Marx’s orchestral songs and choral pieces is the Herbstchor an Pan...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 3/2010

Massenet Manon

Admirers of Massenet’s most famous opera may be excused for feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the number of historic issues that...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 12/1997

Schubert Schwanengesang

Like other baritones before him, Dietrich Henschel does not take naturally to the lighter Rellstab songs in Schwanengesang. His water-borne...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 9/2009

Sculthorpe Works for String Orchestra

Peter Sculthorpe (born 1929) is a good composer to get to know during the Australian bicentennial. Though well-schooled in the...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 6/1988

Romantic Music for Flute and Harp

Picture a comfortably furnished salon with a well-dressed audience, raptly attentive to an evening of musical titbits, profoundly unlikely to...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 12/1994

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