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Vivaldi (La) Senna Festeggiante

Vivaldi’s reputation as a composer for the voice has been rising recently, which is good news considering that there is...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/2003

Fauré: Sacred Choral Works

The catalogue of Faure Requiems is so overcrowded that any newcomer or reissue has to have distinct positive qualities of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 10/1988

Britten Orchestral Works

When K63 and K99 were first performed in the summer of 1769, it was by a group hired to provide...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1988

Villa-Lobos Piano Concertos

Villa-Lobos had already written several works for concertante piano and orchestra (notably No. 11 of the Choros and No. 3...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 5/1992

Puccini La bohème

Not the most star-studded cast ever assembled for a recording of La boheme, nor is the conductor’s name an especially...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Haydn (7) Divertimenti

These two CDs were beautifully recorded under the aegis of the late Erik Smith and are now immaculately transferred by...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/2005

Beethoven Symphonies

Bruggen directs hard-driven, almost consciously abrasive performances of these two symphonies—symphonies that are generally thought to be among Beethoven's more...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 6/1992

Franck Symphony. Symphonic Variations

A fascinating comparison. Bernstein's fine DG performance has the faults of his qualities: it is hugely urgent, but at times...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 3/1987

Liszt Piano Works

True virtuosity is an elusive elixir. Far transcending mere accuracy or ‘correctness’ it sets the pulse racing and the scalp...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/1996

Macmillan; Panufnik; Todd Padre Pio Prayer

The inspiration behind this likeable anthology dates back to 2006, when John Studzinski, founder of the charitable arts organisation The...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2009

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