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Verdi La Forza del Destino

This Decca recording of La forza del destino, made in Rome in the summer of 1955, has always had a...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/1989

Glazunov/Dvorák Violin Concertos

Gone are the days when the Dvorak Violin Concerto was neglected on disc. Among the 20-odd rival recordings listed in...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1995

Dutilleux Orchestral Works

Given his distinction in the musical world, Henri Dutilleux has meagre representation in the LP catalogue and none of Compact...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 3/1987

Bridge Orchestral Works

These 1975 recordings of orchestral works by Frank Bridge are, I suspect, treasured favourites of many Gramophone readers. They were...

Reviewed in issue 7/1989

Pärt Collage

Like a multi-decker sandwich, this record alternates thick slices of Arvo Part's early work with the refined elegance of his...

Reviewed in issue 6/1993

Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestral Works

This ASV release is the most attractive Rimsky-Korsakov disc to arrive for many a year, and very generous, too. We...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/1992

Mahler Symphony No 10

This is Mahler’s Tenth but not as we know it: Andrew Litton’s new recording is of the completion by US...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 4/2003

D.Scarlatti Unpublished Sonatas

It's a bit daft of Erato to label this disc ''Unpublished sonatas'' when the publishers of eight of the present...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 10/1994

Mendelssohn Elijah

After several interpretations that have thrown a new, dramatic light on this familiar oratorio, we return here to a more...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1996

Russian Opera at the Bolshoi - The Vintage Years

Readers who feel this Warner Music/NVC Arts issue looks familiar are referred to my ‘Singertalk’ article in May last year...

Reviewed by ssteptoe in issue: 2/2005

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