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Stephen Dodgson’s reputation may lie primarily with his chamber and instrumental music but his diverse output included three chamber operas....
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 05/2021
Cardinal Mazarin planned lavish festivities for Louis XIV’s marriage to his double first cousin Maria Theresa of Spain, so the...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 05/2021
Maybe the work’s title has proved off-putting to the West’s determinedly worldly demeanour but Alfano’s opera (premiered in 1904 with...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2021
Conductor Kenneth Woods is perhaps best known, on disc at least, for his championing of under-represented corners of the repertoire:...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 05/2021
It’s difficult to believe that the first work you hear on this album has never been recorded before. For sure...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 05/2021
Today Sonya Yoncheva’s performance diary is a cluster of Violettas, Normas and Desdemonas. A role debut as Aida is scheduled...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 05/2021
This latest release from The Binchois Consort represents early ‘musicking’ at its finest. The programme is built around music from...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 05/2021
Here’s yet another valuable instalment in Somm’s exploration of Charles Villiers Stanford. The Three Songs of Robert Bridges (1891) are...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2021
Few singers these days have either the force of personality or the box-office draw to be able to present Winterreise...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 05/2021
The freshness of youth is an essential asset in Schubert’s mill cycle. Andrè Schuen’s handsome, ductile baritone has it in...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 05/2021
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'The forensic study of Monteverdi’s madrigals bears ripe fruit from four decades of philological...
Jed Distler delves into a massive collection focusing on the conductor’s later discography
Richard Whitehouse on a collection taking in the London Sinfonietta’s 1970s recordings
'A veritable treasure trove for enthusiasts'
Rob Cowan on three collections of vintage recorded performances
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