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Bellini Norma

For a generation of opera-goers, Callas was Norma, and nobody since has come near challenging her hegemony in a role...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1986

Debussy Suite Bergamasque; Images; Children's Corner.

Reading Harmonia Mundi’s accompanying sleeve, expectations are raised high. Alain Planès’s 1902 Blüthner instrument has a ‘warm and romantic tone’...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/2006

John Adams Hoodoo Zephyr

This is music from a journey. Equally, it is music for a journey and one which notably depicts phases of...

Reviewed by kshadwick in issue: 4/1994

Toscanini Collection, Vol.45

A mixed bag. The 1939 Egmont is given a magnificently fiery, ardent performance, but the 1945 Leonore No. 3 is...

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

Daubney October Roses - Song Recital

Brian Blyth Daubney is the composer of some 200 songs, and of the 30 recorded here, 18 are said to...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 11/2006

Liszt Works for Violin and Piano Vol 2

Liszt’s relatively small output of chamber music is, like the majority of what he wrote, rarely programmed in the concert...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2011

Schubert: Works for Violin and Piano

This could be termed 'the record of the concert' because this duo played precisely these works in the same order...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1989

Bach Trio Sonatas

For many years musicians have appropriated Bach’s six organ Trio Sonatas (BWV525-30) for performance on a variety of melody instruments...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1996

(The) Queen's Music: Italian Vocal Duets and Trios

Emma Kirkby’s enormous and diverse discography as consort member, soloist or recitalist ranges from Hildegard to Haydn and, just having...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 5/2011

Franco Platino - Guitar Recital

There is little that is unusual in the content of the programme; what is unusual is the standard of its...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/2000

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