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Stravinsky Ballets

The first three recordings of The Rite took place within months of each other. Stravinsky himself led the field in...

Reviewed in issue 8/1993

Elgar Symphony No 2 etc

Listening to the original mono LP of Sir John Barbirolli’s 1954 recording of the main work for the purposes of...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/1997

Puccini Tosca

Where the most popular operas are concerned, the problem of judicious comparative reviewing is troublesome enough already. In this area...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 10/1991

Panzéra sings Fauré,Duparc & Schumann

One of the greatest interpreters of the French vocal repertoire, the inspirer and dedicatee of Faure's last cycle L'horizon chimerique...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1993

Ponchielli La Gioconda

Outstanding among Italian operatic sets of the interwar years, this was also the first complete recording of Ponchielli’s masterpiece. Inevitably...

Reviewed in issue 6/2001

Bizet Carmen

Oh dear, having just recommended to you, with only a few reservations, the notable Abbado (DG) recording, and while still...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1988

Dvorák Cello Concerto; Dumky Trio

Coupling a concerto with a chamber work involving the soloist is an excellent idea, especially when the works are Dvorák’s...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/2005

Shostakovich Symphony No 8

With so many Shostakovich symphonies already in contention, someone at Pentatone had the bright idea of capturing a sonically superior...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 13/2006

Josquin Desprez Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie

This is the third recording of Josquin from A Sei Voci in recent years. The ensemble habitually belies its name,...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 10/1997

Jascha Heifetz - Concerto Recordings, Volume 1

If great violin playing, expert planning and generous playing times are your main priorities, then this neatly packaged presentation of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1995

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