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Lost songs of a Rhineland Harper

These early Latin songs from the repertoire of some unknown 10th or 11th century Rhineland harper are drawn mainly from...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 12/2004

Bartók Works for Two Pianos

The best recordings of Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion have a way of vanishing from the catalogue-—we currently...

Reviewed in issue 4/1993

Monteverdi Vespers

Let’s get the bean-counting out of the way first: this new recording retains the high-notated pitch-level for the “Lauda Jerusalem”...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 4/2008

Brahms Violin Concerto (with 16 cadenzas)

There is a notable realism about this recording (by Bob Auger), the soloist sounding as he would in a concert-hall...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1992

Rita Gorr Recital

A generation of opera lovers must have now grown up who know little or nothing of Rita Gorr's generous art,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/1986

Caldara La conversione di Clodoveo ré di Francia

Caldara, a contemporary of Vivaldi, worked first in his native Venice, then in Rome until 1716 when, in mid-career, he...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Beethoven Edition, Vol.14 - Chamber Works

The early piano quartets of 1785, written in Bonn, occupy the first CD, and come from the original bicentenary Beethoven...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 13/1997

Sibelius Orchestral Works

A well-balanced Sibelius programme, a thoroughbred Scandinavian orchestra, and a conductor with energy, flair and the ability to look at...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 9/1997

Bartók Chamber Works

This issue duplicates Maryvonne le Dizes-Richard's programme on Adda/Gamut but in every way surpasses it in quality, and for good...

Reviewed in issue 4/1991

Delibes Coppelia and Sylvia

Not having previously heard any Mercury CDs, I found that even the enthusiastic comments of fellow-reviewers had left me unprepared...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 3/1993

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