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Review of Corelli: Trio Sonatas

Corelli: Trio Sonatas

Corelli is definitely in vogue. All the best early music violinists seem to be recording his sonatas and concertos, and...

Reviewed in issue 3/1988

Review of Mozart & Weber: Orchestral Works

Mozart & Weber: Orchestral Works

This comes as a welcome reminder of the quality of Erich Kleiber's music-making. He was a brilliant and powerful conductor,...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 10/1988

Review of Rachmaninov Symphony No 1

Rachmaninov Symphony No 1

Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of the First Symphony projects an unstuffy demeanour and trim athleticism to remind the listener that Rachmaninov...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2008

Review of Haydn: Welsh Folksong Arrangements

Haydn: Welsh Folksong Arrangements

Blaise Compton's good sleeve-note tells of the genesis of these songs and in doing so 'places' them. They have to...

Reviewed by jswain in issue: 4/1984

Review of Moscheles: Complete music for flute and piano

Moscheles: Complete music for flute and piano

Moscheles, that amiable piano virtuoso who prepared the vocal score of Fidelio, taught Mendelssohn and was for some time conductor...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1986

Review of Airs & Duets

Airs & Duets

Sances's first break into the CD catalogue was last year's recording of his Missa Solecita by Musica Fabula (ASV, A/98)....

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/1999

Review of Beamish Violin Concerto; Callisto; Symphony No 1

Beamish Violin Concerto; Callisto; Symphony No 1

Sally Beamish has enjoyed a productive association with BIS, which now releases three works involving full orchestra. The Violin Concerto...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 13/2010

Review of Puccini La bohème

Puccini La bohème

The disadvantages of the famous Beecham Boheme are obvious in this company. It is the only mono recording among those...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 6/1987

Review of Playing Elizabeth's Tune

Playing Elizabeth's Tune

Early music on DVD is a fairly rare phenomenon. The Consort of Musicke’s cornucopia of Italian madrigals and The Tallis...

Reviewed by Tess Knighton in issue: 8/2004

Review of Frescobaldi Il primo libro di Capricci

Frescobaldi Il primo libro di Capricci

Frescobaldi was first and foremost a composer of keyboard music, and the recent interest in his vocal production has not...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 2/1997


 

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