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PUCCINI Suor Angelica. Gianni Schicchi (Galli)

First, a major gripe. In the October issue I reviewed Il tabarro from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, part of Denis...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: AW20

MASSENET Don Quichotte (Cohen)

Not unlike Gounod in his opera from Goethe’s Faust, Massenet – towards the end of his career – reduced another...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: AW20

HANDEL Rinaldo (Dantone)

Accademia Bizantina launches its own label with a live recording of a production staged in Como by OperaLombardia. The theatre...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: AW20

DONIZETTI 'Tudor Queens' (Diana Damrau)

There’s a lot to admire here from Diana Damrau, not least her decision on this Donizetti album to opt for...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: AW20

MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde (Gerhild Romberger. Lucile Richardot)

Listening to Iván Fischer’s account of Das Lied von der Erde so soon after nominating Jurowski’s Berlin/Pentatone recording for Recording...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW20

Nuria Rial: Venice's Fragrance

A title that evokes wafting scents on the breezes of La Serenissima, a cover photo of a hazy San Giorgio...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: AW20

Damien Guillon: Lamento

There are so many riches to be had from 17th-century German and Austrian string-band music and this release mines them...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: AW20

Journeys to the New World: Hispanic Sacred Music from the 16th & 17th Centuries

Latin American Baroque music is now a well-trodden path but 16th-century repertoire from the New World is still largely terra...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: AW20

Ich bin die Auferstehung: Buxtehude & His Copenhagen Connections

This release extends Dacapo’s exploration of Buxtehude’s universe as set out on the excellent discs ‘Scandinavian Cantatas’ (3/11) and ‘Buxtehude...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: AW20

Sabine Devieilhe: Chanson d'Amour

Sabine Devieilhe first came to my notice via her Baroque performances, notably her Rameau discs. But there are many strings...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: AW20

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