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Bartók; Dvorák; Wolf String Works

It is odd, or maybe perverse, that record companies with discs of mixed repertory like this so often present the...

Reviewed in issue 6/2001

Leo Nucci sings Bel Canto Arias

In his review in March 1984 of Leo Nucci's previous solo recording for Decca, a recital of Verdi arias, AB...

Reviewed in issue 12/1988

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2; Trois Préludes

The reappearance of Michelangeli's classic account of the Fourth Rachmaninov Concerto and the continuing presence of Richter in the Second...

Reviewed in issue 9/1988

Verdi Simon Boccanegra

This opera has had a strange history. Neglected for some 70 years, it was awoken from its long sleep by...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1990

Bartók Duke Bluebeard's Castle

We are still waiting for an ideal Bluebeard's Castle to appear on CD, but this one has fewer drawbacks than...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 1/1989

Darke Organ Works

This is the perfect combination: Harold Darke's music played on the very organ at which he presided for half a...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 1/1995

Messiaen Vision de L'Amen

I wrote of the Lonskov/Llambias Visions de l'Amen (Kontrapunkt/Harmonia Mundi) that it was ''very much better than a stopgap''. But...

Reviewed in issue 12/1990

Dancing Pipes

What a delightful recital this is. Charming music played with precision, sensitivity and a touch of aplomb, showing off a...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 1/2012

Mozart Edition, Vol.21

As Vol. 21 of their Complete Mozart Edition Philips describe the contents of this two-disc set as ''Organ Sonatas and...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 12/1991

Bartók String Quartet No 5; Hindemith String Quartet No 4

As a rule when I listen to new Bartók quartet CDs I pass on the option of following the music...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 7/2007

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