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Alexander Kipnis (1891-1978) - III

Here is some of the finest Kipnis, which means some of the best bass singing on record. The Schubert songs...

Reviewed in issue 6/1997

Beginnings - Eighth Blackbird

Daniel Kellogg writes from a Christian perspective, George Crumb as a humanist, but both express awe in the face of...

Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 1/2005

Graupner Overtures for Chalumeaux and Orchestra

Here is a fascinating programme of overture-suites by Bach's contemporary, compatriot and one time rival for the Leipzig Cantorship, Christoph...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1995

Vivaldi Flute Concertos, Volume 2

The recording of the first six violin concertos was enthusiastically reviewed by Nicholas Anderson (Naxos, 10/99), and I can do...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 6/2000

Bruckner Symphony No 4

In the United States it is back-to-basics. After the lotus-years of the 1970s and 1980s, the Kapell-meisters are in town:...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/1994

Mozart: Piano Sonatas

Can Mozart be played too beautifully? Yes indeed, on the evidence of Ingrid Haebler's performances. Every detail is perfectly chiselled,...

Reviewed in issue 9/1987

Dreams and Fancies

The title is a happy one, introducing a thoughtfully planned and entirely delightful programme. ''Favourite songs in English'' is the...

Reviewed in issue 10/1992

Fantasías Mediterráneas-Spanish Music for Clarinetand piano

According to the artist featured here (the principal clarinet of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta), the clarinet is, after the guitar, one...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 13/1998

Bartok (The) Miraculous Mandarin

The Bartók CD is what recording should be about‚ and make no mistake. Yes‚ there are shortcomings – the odd...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Were we to be so lucky as to come across a Barbiere recording today that was sung and played with...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1987

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