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Sullivan (The) Pirates of Penzance; Trial by Jury.

Revisiting these 1949 recordings I find the ‘precious’ pronunciation of the immediate post­Second World War D’Oyly Carte company one of...

Reviewed in issue 6/2002

Gabrieli Missa Apostolorum

This is a most unusual recording with its presentation of an organ mass by Andrea Gabrieli (1532/3­85). Gabrieli was one...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Schumann Symphonies No.s 3 & 4

Issued originally in 1990 and 1991, both these discs represented an extension of repertory for Norrington and the London Classical...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/2000

Schumann Songs, Vol 9

Scarcely a month seems to go by without an important disc of Schumann song. This is the ninth volume in...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/2005

Artur Rubinstein plays Spanish Works

Rubinstein's love affair with Spanish music, and indeed with all things Spanish, is well known; and this programme presents him...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 9/1993

Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 3

This unusual coupling (the First Concerto with the Third in Taneyev’s exotic completion) provides a special interest. But above and...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 6/2004

Bach/Nancarrow Piano Works

Few pianists have recorded a more enterprising or vibrant repertoire than Joanna MacGregor, with the stress on continuities as well...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1996

Franck, C Piano Works

If an artist’s name is prefaced with an academic qualification on a disc cover (Dr or Prof So-and-so) it’s a...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 13/2008

Tubin Stage and Choral Works

Although Eduard Tubin is best known for his symphonies (all ten are available on BIS), he also wrote a...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1993

Walton Orchestral Works

This is Bryden Thomson's finest contribution yet to the Chandos Walton series, helped by fuller, more detailed recording than on...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1991

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