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Review of Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41

Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41

The fine performance of the Overture to La clemenza di Tito that begins this concert by Sandor Vegh and the...

Reviewed in issue 10/1996

Review of Wood St Mark Passion

Wood St Mark Passion

Last (and first) heard on records in 1993 when it was introduced as Vol 2 in ASV’s promising English church...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 10/2008

Review of Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5; Nutcracker Suite

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5; Nutcracker Suite

Roger Norrington’s ban on vibrato places this disc in a category of its own. His emulation of the orchestral sound...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 8/2009

Review of Cameron Missa Celtica

Cameron Missa Celtica

A large-scale religious work for soloists, chorus and orchestra would seem to be a new departure for the British songwriter...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 2/2000

Review of Bryn Terfel sings Famous Opera Arias

Bryn Terfel sings Famous Opera Arias

In a careless moment we might describe Bryn Terfel as a very physical singer, and it would be true up...

Reviewed in issue 6/1996

Review of Kraus Symphonies; Olympie Ov.

Kraus Symphonies; Olympie Ov.

Joseph Martin Kraus was a German contemporary of Mozart’s – the two men were born in the same year, but...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/1998

Review of Bobby McFerrin/Chick Corea: The Mozart Sessions

Bobby McFerrin/Chick Corea: The Mozart Sessions

Let’s have no talk, please, of this being a crossover album. Both Corea and McFerrin take Mozart perfectly seriously and...

Reviewed in issue 1/1997

Review of Corcoran Symphonies Nos. 2-4

Corcoran Symphonies Nos. 2-4

Rather like the image of Skelling Rock in Ireland that adorns the cover of this CD, Corcoran's symphonies stand implacable...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 3/2000

Review of Brahms Piano Quintet

Brahms Piano Quintet

Here is chamber-music playing of the highest quality, strong yet sensitive in all the right places. It confirms, if proof...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

Review of Charpentier In Natavitatem Domini Canticum; Messe de Minuit; Noëls

Charpentier In Natavitatem Domini Canticum; Messe de Minuit; Noëls

Charpentier’s Christmas music represents some of the composer’s richest creations‚ selected works of which William Christie explored in the early­to­mid...

Reviewed in issue 1/2002


 

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