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Emerson Quartet - Scandinavian Quartets

With the Emerson Quartet we’re guaranteed a high level of technical accomplishment and the group’s liking for closely miked, well...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 6/2006

Aho Symphonic Dances

Kalevi Aho’s Symphonic Dances (2001) bear the subtitle ‘Hommage à Uuno Klami’ – and therein lies the clue to the...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 7/2004

Schumann Song cycles

Protschka follows his much-admired Capriccio account of Die schone Mullerin (C27 089; '' 10 082, 6/87) with these almost equally...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/1988

Dvorák Slavonic Dances; American Suite

Dvorak's ever-popular Slavonic Dances have been well represented in the catalogue as long as I remember, so that interest here...

Reviewed in issue 3/1985

Schumann, G Choral Music

Born in 1866, 10 years after the death of his illustrious namesake Robert, the German composer Georg Schumann produced more...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 2/2001

Monteverdi Vespers

There are many recordings of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers available. Despite a vocal cast which includes some well-known names, this one...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 6/1999

Schumann Symphonies

In the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Harnoncourt has an instrument minutely responsive to his every intention, though, every now and...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/1995

Harvey/Uitti Imaginings

Improvised music in the contemporary classical tradition is rarely heard on CD, perhaps because the medium’s permanence is in obvious...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 2/2001

S. Wagner Symphony in C (orig ver)

Siegfried Wagner had some talent for opera, but none for symphonic music. Back in 1832, his father’s youthful attempt at...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/1998

Monteverdi (The) Coronation of Poppea

This is a pleasant surprise. Raymond Leppard launched his edition of Poppea at Glyndebourne in 1962; an abridged recording appeared...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 9/2010

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