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Bonporti Solo Violin Inventions, Op. 10

The ten Invenzioni da camera, Op. 10, by Vivaldi’s contemporary, Bonporti, were first published in Bologna in 1712. These pieces...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1997

Norgard Fugitive Summer

You could probably gauge the extent of Per Norgard’s compositional voice from this disc alone. From the bracing Nordic neo-classicism...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 13/1999

Duparc Complete Songs

Mireille Delunsch takes top billing, in both quantity (singing in 11 of the 17 songs) and quality. She has a...

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: /2000

Gounod Faust (in English)

The fortunes of Gounod’s Faust have had their ups and downs: down, almost to the point of extinction, in the...

Reviewed in issue 6/1999

Carter Symphony No 1; Piano Concerto

It’s very good news that Naxos has added Elliott Carter to its American Classics series, beginning with a strong programme...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/2004

Liszt Piano Works

This disc is another signal success for the BIS team working in Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall. All the varied facets of...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 1/1997

Clarinet Masquerade

Perhaps a better title for this would have been 'Clarinet Marmalade', after a famous jazz piece whose composer's name eludes...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1993

Crusell: Clarinet Quartets Nos 1-3

I was writing recently about another Hyperion record (A66055, 1/83) of Crusell's clarinet music—two of his concertos with Thea King,...

Reviewed in issue 8/1983

Gershwin Orchestral works

Be wary of first impressions. Levine makes all the right noises, that's for sure. His Rhapsody is playful, even puckish...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 9/1993

Victoria Missa de beata Maria Virgine

This nicely balanced programme offers the two sides of Victoria’s invention in the realm of Masses. The Missa De Beata...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 1/2012

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