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Maximilian Schmitt: How Friendly the Day Shines

Perhaps still more known as an early music and Lieder singer, Maximilian Schmitt has made a pertinent selection for his...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2016

J STRAUSS II The Gypsy Baron

You can rely on Eduard Hanslick to get the wrong end of the stick. ‘Close to the dangerous borderline of...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 05/2016

HASSE Artaserse

Metastasio’s librettos dominated the opera stages of Europe for most of the 18th century, and one of his most popular...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 05/2016

HANDEL Arminio

Up until this month, Handel’s 1736 Arminio was one of a very select club among the composer’s operas – those...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 05/2016

BIZET Carmen

Carmen: a tale of passion played out in sultry Seville. Francesca Zambello’s Royal Opera production provides many of the ingredients:...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 05/2016

ELGAR Symphony No 1

Barenboim’s long association with, and love for, Elgar has effectively made it part of his musical DNA. He understands its...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2016

SIBELIUS Symphonies Nos 5 & 7

Mark Elder presides over a strikingly lissom and cogent account of the mighty Fifth. Not only do the Hallé respond...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2016

MALISZEWSKI Symphony No 3. Piano Concerto

As far as I can see, this is the first appearance of Witold Maliszewski’s music in these pages. Briefly, he...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2016

LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra. Symphony No 4

There can’t be many more exuberantly inventive or sheerly enjoyable orchestral showpieces than Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra. Written for Witold...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2016

LALO Concertante Works for Violin, Cello & Piano

Much admired in his lifetime, Lalo’s concertante works still form the basis of his reputation thanks to the abiding popularity...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 05/2016

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