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Vaughan Williams Orchestral Works; Symphony No 6

Sir Andrew Davis’s Vaughan Williams symphony cycle for Teldec may not have always found favour in these pages, the exception...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/2003

Schonberg 5 Orchesterstucke; Notturno; 6 Lieder

Though the dainty Notturno receives its first recording as part of this intriguing collection of less-recorded Schoenbergiana, the more stimulating...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 4/2010

Great European Organs, No.21

Considering he held the post of organist at St Luke's, Chelsea for over 20 years and professed the greatest love...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 5/1991

Mahler Symphony No 8

Collecting historic recordings can be an immensely rewarding experience. I am still reeling from the impact of my initial comparison:...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 4/2000

Torke Chamber Works

Argo's press statement lays out its credo thus: ''to challenge and to stimulate, to entertain and even to educate'' and...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 12/1990

Ligeti String Quartets No. 1 & 2

It may seem odd to observe that Ligeti’s quartets have been a part of the ‘canon’ for some time; the...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 3/2001

Schubert Die schöne Müllerin

The cycles of Schubert seem a continuing magnet for any tenor or baritone with pretensions in the Lieder field, Schmidt...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/1992

Rózsa Sinfonia concertante; Tripartita

One would think one could listen to Miklós Rózsa’s concert music without dragging Hollywood into it, but not until three-quarters...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 13/2005

American East Coast School Works

The cover of this record gives pride of place to John Alden Carpenter's ballet score Skyscrapers and it's Skyscrapers that...

Reviewed in issue 11/1988

Handel Marian Cantatas and Arias

In his notes to this recording, the conductor Reinhard Goebel draws attention to the final item, the cantata Il pianto...

Reviewed in issue 7/1994

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