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Carolus IV: Rex et Imperator

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (reigned 1356-78) was one of the most cultured rulers of his time, his mark...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 09/2016

Bach and the Stile Antico

It seems obvious to point out Bach was a profoundly gifted contrapuntist, but this programme by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 09/2016

SCHUBERT Winterreise

Spontaneous scribblings made in the course of Gramophone listening are usually best kept to oneself. Yet, glib as it might...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 09/2016

SCHUBERT Die Schöne Müllerin

This Schöne Müllerin brings Stone Records’ excellent series of the Schubert song-cycles to a conclusion in style. Unlike the previous...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 09/2016

RIBERA Magnificats & motets

Bernardino de Ribera (c1520-?1580) is perhaps best known as the early mentor of Victoria, who he taught during his stint...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 09/2016

RACHMANINOV Vespers

Long gone are the days when Rachmaninov’s Vigil was a rarity among Western choirs; it has assumed, rightly, the status...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 09/2016

RACHMANINOV Songs

First impressions are crucial. Opening with one of the most beautiful songs in the Russian repertoire, ‘Sing not to me,...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 09/2016

MUFFAT Misse in labore requies

Lucky Johannes Strobl! Director of music at the drippingly Baroque Abbey Church of Muri in Switzerland, with its two historic...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 09/2016

HENZE Being Beauteous. Kammermusik 1958

As with Britten, fresh recordings of Henze inevitably confront those the composer conducted personally, and this alluring and restrained Being...

Reviewed in issue 09/2016

FRANDSEN Songs

Musical polymath John Frandsen has notched up seven operas and a recent long-form Requiem, ‘an eloquent statement’ for Malcolm Riley...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 09/2016

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