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Berkeley/Britten Settings of W H Auden poems

The treasure trove of previously undiscovered Britten songs is still growing. On this disc in the ongoing Britten edition, devoted...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1998

Wagner Orchestral Works

A popular orchestral programme of Wagner needs to have something special about it, even at mid price, to command attention,...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/1991

Zimmermann Missa Pastoralis in D

Like so many skilled 18th-century musical journeymen, Anton Zimmermann (1741-81) quickly fell into oblivion after his death. During his lifetime,...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 3/2008

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet & Winter Daydreams

The symphony sounds to be more ‘the real thing’ than most recordings claiming to be live, judging from the moderate...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 6/1997

Shostakovich Complete String Quartets

The Emerson Quartet are currently playing Shostakovich all over the world, and the appearance of this long-pondered integrale sets the...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 6/2000

Gold and Silver Gala

“Did you see it?” everybody said, after the Gala concert had been shown on television. No, I did not, but...

Reviewed in issue 8/1997

Michael Murray - The Great Organ at Methuen

The Compact Disc debut of Bach organ music (Chorzempa's recital on Philips 410 038-2, 7/83—with a different programme) proved such...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 1/1984

Beethoven Choral Symphony

Though the audience are pretty well inaudible until the final enthusiastic applause, this Haitink/Concertgebouw Choral Symphony was recorded at a...

Reviewed in issue 11/1984

Beethoven's Late Quartets

Up to a point the length of a review should denote importance—and were this the case, this notice ought to...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 11/1985

Dvorák String Quartets

On the face of it, the credentials of the Vlach Quartet of Prague would seem to be impeccable – the...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 4/1996

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