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Dufay: Sacred Choral Works

My enjoyment of this recording increased still further as I listened this time to the CD—I had reviewed the LP...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 7/1987

Shchedrin Preludes

Murray McLachlan's latest Russian odyssey reveals what an earlier incomplete Olympia release with the composer as pianist had only hinted...

Reviewed in issue 3/1995

Rameau Complete Cantatas

Rameau’s delightful chamber cantatas – of which there are seven – have not hitherto received quite the attention they deserve....

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 3/1999

Verdi Overtures and Ballet Works

In the mid-1950s when all these recordings were made, Charles Mackerras was regularly brought in to conduct sessions with the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2004

Wagner (Das) Rheingold

We still don’t have a really good DVD Ring. Daniel Barenboim’s classic version languishes unreleased, better cast and conducted than...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 5/2005

Berlioz Overtures

Berlioz’s seven overtures fit comfortably into an hour and a quarter, in performances that reflect Sir Colin’s long absorption with...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1999

Roussel Symphony No 3

I must confess it took me several hearings to warm to Eschenbach’s reading of Roussel’s festive Third Symphony. As with...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 4/2008

Walton Symphony No 1; Scapino; Siesta

This new issue of Walton’s First Symphony may be on a super-budget label, and the orchestra may not be familiar,...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1998

Braga Santos Sym No. 2; Crossroads

Alvaro Cassuto’s recordings of the symphonies by his former teacher, Joly Braga Santos, have been one of Marco Polo’s most...

Reviewed in issue 6/2001

Mozart Symphonies Nos. 38 and 39

When, at the end of 1995, the third box of Mozart symphonies from The English Concert and Trevor Pinnock was...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1998

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