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Sir Hamilton Harty and the Hallé

The most desirable item in this collection, I feel, is the one not conducted by Harty, but by the 24-year-old...

Reviewed in issue 9/1990

Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana

Though not quite such an obvious recommendation as the Milanov/Bjorling Aida reviewed below, this set is well worth hearing and...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/1988

Dohnányi Suite, OP 19; Nursey Variations. Veil of Pierrette.

The happy news here is the very first recording of The Veil of Pierrette, four scenes from a mimed entertainment...

Reviewed in issue 9/1999

Schubert Impromptus

I doubt whether this is going to join my three or four preferred recordings of all time of these pieces...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 5/1997

Beethoven Piano Variations

Fascinating and individual in Debussy (1/01), Cédric Tiberghien now moves into Beethoven’s more rugged and forthright terrain, demonstrating his versatility...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2003

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1; Symphony No.7; CoriolanOverture (DVD)

Two – very different – concerts‚ the first a 1987 Barbican gala‚ well received at the time‚ with Solti and...

Reviewed in issue 12/2001

Lefébure-Wely (6) Grands Offertoires, Op 35; Meditationes religiosas, Op 122

Hard on the heels of Richard Lea’s Lefébure-Wely discs (Priory, 7/07) comes Joris Verdin’s disc on Ricercar. Three pieces are...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 10/2007

Arnell String Quartets

The first three of Richard Arnell’s six string quartets date from his sojourn in New York City. Composed in 1939,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2011

Infamia - Tangos de Barcelona

It seems just a little surprising that a CD purporting to feature ‘Tangos of Barcelona’ should open with music by...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: /2000

Handel Arias for Durastanti

The idea of building a Handel opera recital around a particular singer in Handel's company may work especially well if...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1993

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