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Bach Cantatas

Few, if any, of Bach's other cantatas seem to have occupied the composer's mind as much as Ich habe genug....

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 12/1994

Roussel Bacchus et Ariane, etc.

This coupling was positively reviewed on LP by MEO and I share his enjoyment, though falling short of real enthusiasm...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 4/1986

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Malcolm Macdonald in his review of the LP was worried by the balances on this unashamedly anachronistic reading, with its...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1985

Janácek Piano Works

Rudolf Firkusny's fine set of performances on DG has long been a touchstone of interpretation of Janacek's piano music; and...

Reviewed in issue 3/1991

Strauss Vocal and Orchestral works

Yet another recording of Eine Alpensinfonie and yet another good one. Collins have given Fruhbeck de Burgos a clear, natural...

Reviewed in issue 7/1991

Bush, G Orchestral Works

Most enjoyable, and with a new recording of the Guildford Symphony added to the other reissued pieces, this generously filled...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1996

Butterworth, A Symphony No 5

Dutton’s revival of Arthur Butterworth’s extensive output continues in healthy style with this highly approachable collection spanning nearly half a...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 12/2010

Rosenhain; Taubert - Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 51

After Stephen Hough’s triumphant Vol 50 of Tchaikovsky, there was bound to be an anti-climax. On first hearing, I did...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 9/2010

Joyce DiDonato - Songs and Arias

Joyce DiDonato’s electric performances on her debut recital disc (Eloquentia, 2/06) suggest a concert recording, though there was, in reality,...

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

Charpentier, M-A Médée

Hard on the heels of Lully’s Persée from Toronto (9/05) comes another 17th-century French opera conducted by Hervé Niquet, recorded...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 3/2006

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