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Karin Branzell (1891-1974) - I

Of the Swedish-born contraltos outstanding in their time, Sigrid Onegin (b. 1889) was the connoisseurs' favourite (beautiful voice, fantastic technique,...

Reviewed in issue 8/1992

Vivaldi Concert for the Prince of Poland

In 1740, Frederick Christian, Prince Elector of Saxony, visited Venice. For any cultivated grand tourist, one or more of the...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1998

Lancaster & Valois

In a little postscript to his characteristically illuminating insert-note, Christopher Page remarks that he thinks he has—with his tenth Gothic...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 9/1992

Emma Johnson plays Weber

Emma Johnson's four Weber performances were originally coupled to a miscellany of works, principally Crusell's concertos. They are attractive, intelligent...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 7/1991

Lully Roland

I won’t attempt to disguise my admiration for this opera. Coming from a composer who relied so much on spectacle,...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 8/2004

Prokofiev Orchestral Works

Here is a very well-planned record of less familiar but vintage orchestral Prokofiev that provides a highly stimulating appendix to...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 3/1993

Panufnik Sinfonia sacra; Arbor Cosmica

The Sinfonia sacra is arguably one of Panufnik's most popular and successful works. It was the 1964 HMV recording of...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 5/1991

Martinu: The Epic of Gilgamesh

I first got to know The epic of Gilgamesh from a BBC performance given at the Maida Vale Studios early...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 4/1991

Telemann Brockespassion

The Hamburg poet Barthold Heinrich Brockes wrote the Passion oratorio libretto Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 8/2009

Rainier Chamber Works

Priaulx Rainier (1903-86) isn't so much a 'neglected' composer as one who didn't have much luck. She was a late...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 11/1992

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