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Bellini Il Pirata

At the very least this recording is happy in the timing of its release. It comes after the deletion of...

Reviewed in issue 9/1995

Bartók Orchestral works

When the LP appeared, I praised Dorati's reading as a fun performance which captivatingly brings out the folkdance element in...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1984

Medtner Piano Rarities

Despite many high-profile champions over the years, Medtner’s music remains obstinately on the fringes of the repertoire. But if it...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 3/2009

Mertz Bardic Sounds

Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-56), born in Pressburg (now Bratislava), was one of the leading guitar virtuosos of the mid-nineteenth century...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1994

Vecchi (L')Amfiparnaso

Performing a cohesive piece of 16th-century musical comedy is a challenge at the best of times. It is especially tough...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 8/2004

Diepenbrock Symphonic Songs

I allowed myself a cautious 'if' and 'but' or two when welcoming the first volume of Chandos's bravely risk-taking Diepenbrock...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1991

Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas

Staier’s previous Scarlatti records (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 2/92 and 3/93) had aroused in me a keen anticipation for more, which...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1996

Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works

Saint-Eustache in Montreal is such a marvellous recording venue that the effect of the dancing strings at the opening of...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/1987

Myaskovsky Complete Symphonic Works, Vol 6:

Olympia’s Myaskovsky intégrale has now reached the Sixth‚ an epic work often rated his magnum opus‚ not least in the...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Tartini Violin Concertos, Vol 11

The third chapter of Hyperion's ambitious Purcell journey has begun in earnest with 28 solo songs from a total of...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 9/1994

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