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Review of MACIEJEWSKI Requiem

MACIEJEWSKI Requiem

Roman Maciejewski (1910 98) wrote his Requiem over a period of 15 years, between 1945 and 1959, during which time...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2018

Review of Majesté: LALANDE Grands Motets for the Sun King

Majesté: LALANDE Grands Motets for the Sun King

Although Michel-Richard de Lalande is not the most frequently recorded of French Baroque composers, he was certainly one of the...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 07/2018

Review of KILAR Missa pro pace

KILAR Missa pro pace

Wojciech Kilar’s music may be known to you even if you do not know his name, since he wrote scores...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2018

Review of The Dufay Spectacle: Motets and Chansos

The Dufay Spectacle: Motets and Chansos

Back in the 1990s, the highlight of my reviewing year was almost always the arrival of a new CD from...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 07/2018

Review of DAVISON Awake, my soul

DAVISON Awake, my soul

This is the second disc of choral music by American composer Gary Davison that Matthew Owens and his excellent Wells...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2018

Review of CHARPENTIER Leçons de ténèbres

CHARPENTIER Leçons de ténèbres

A new disc of delights from the sprawling oeuvre of Charpentier is always welcome, especially when it comes from an...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2018

Review of JS BACH Dialogkantaten Bwv 32, 49 & 57

JS BACH Dialogkantaten Bwv 32, 49 & 57

Death-longing and the almost erotic union of Christ and the soul-as-bride are the keynotes of these ‘Dialogue Cantatas’, each of...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 07/2018

Review of KARG-ELERT The Complete Organ Works, Vol 15 (Stefan Engels)

KARG-ELERT The Complete Organ Works, Vol 15 (Stefan Engels)

Although it has taken 14 years, the mighty challenge for one player to record the complete organ works of Sigfrid...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 07/2018

Review of Emmanuel Pahud: Solo

Emmanuel Pahud: Solo

Assuming you’re after a complete set of Telemann’s Twelve Fantasias for unaccompanied flute, is there any living flautist you’d rather...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 07/2018

Review of Walter Rehberg: Polydor Recordings 1925 - 1937

Walter Rehberg: Polydor Recordings 1925 - 1937

Born into a musical family, the Swiss pianist Walter Rehberg (1900 57) built up a busy career as pianist, teacher,...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 07/2018


 

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