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Walton Choral Works

Sir David Willcocks's Chandos record with the Bach Choir is the first issue in a project to record a whole...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1990

Debussy/Ravel/Scriabin Piano Works

Ashkenazy's ventures into the French piano repertoire are sufficiently rare (there is little Ravel, less Debussy and no Faure) to...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1994

Arias for Farinelli

Redisovering the world of the legendary castrato‚ Farinelli‚ is a tall order‚ although we are fortunate to have Quantz’s description...

Reviewed in issue 7/2002

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

There could be no more fitting memorial to Kubelik than the appearance of this, probably the most all-round satisfying Meistersinger...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1997

Stravinsky Biaser de la fée; Bluebird Pas de deux

Jarvi's determination not to treat Le baiser de la fee as minor Stravinsky has some queer consequences: it is perhaps...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1985

Bach Transcriptions for Harpsichord

Some readers may be surprised to hear that Bach ever composed sonatas – not suites, but sonatas – for harpsichord....

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1998

Crusell Clarinet Concertos

The contrasts between Antony Pay and Emma Johnson are fascinating, with each offering exceptionally imaginative, spontaneous-sounding performances of all three...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/1993

Luisa Tetrazzini - Opera Arias & Songs

I like to think of these Nimbus recitals gaining converts for the old singers—it is part of the declared aim...

Reviewed in issue 10/1990

Mozart Il sogno di Scipione

In the summer of 1771, Mozart wrote a serenata or azione teatrale in honour of Sigismund von Schrattenbach, his prince-archbishop...

Reviewed in issue 5/2001

Grofé Orchestral Works

Though it never quite scales the indelible melodic peaks of the Grand Canyon Suite, Ferde Grofe‘s 1926 Mississippi Suite (misspelt...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 13/1999

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