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Gluck Italian Arias

This is something very much out of the ordinary. These eight arias‚ taken variously from Gluck’s early operas (that is‚...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Thomas Quasthoff - (A) Portrait

Quasthoff’s reputation has increased with each new disc‚ so it is a good idea of RCA’s to issue this composite...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

Tippett Midsummer Marriage, etc.

Barshai recorded the Concerto for double string orchestra once before, over 20 years ago, with combined forces from Bath and...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 9/1985

Prokofiev (The) Gambler

Prokofiev’s second opera is his most extreme, in its musical language if not in its story-line. In Dostoyevsky’s short story...

Reviewed in issue 10/1999

Panufnik (The) Upside Down Sailor

There is something here I evidently don’t understand. The Upside-down Sailor is a very good title. You could help to...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2003

Brahms Piano Sonata 3 etc

Here are two outstanding discs from Ronan O’Hora, a pianist of inward thoughtfulness and refined eloquence. Following his well-received collections...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 7/1997

Rossini Bianca e Falliero

Whatever its dramatic merits – and‚ make no mistake‚ a great performance can rivet sense – Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Tan Dun Marco Polo

Mobility and re-creation are key concepts in Tan Dun’s ‘opera within an opera’, although readers expecting gravy-train minimalism will be...

Reviewed in issue 7/1997

Chopin Solo Piano, Vol 2

Volume 2 of Andante’s invaluable series traces a multifaceted tradition, a bewildering mix of paste and diamonds. What was once...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2005

Curtis, M Orchestral Works, Vol 3

Ivan March and Andrew Achenbach reviewed two previous Campion CDs of music by Matthew Curtis (3/03; 5/05). That this third...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 12/2006

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