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Schreker Irrelohe

It is good to see the upsurge of interest in Schreker's operas. Ten years ago his representation in the catalogue...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 12/1995

Sibelius Symphonies Nos 1 & 7

Sir Alexander Gibson has recorded both symphonies before, though not coupled together. The First Symphony occupied the whole of one...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1984

Duruflé Sacred Choral Works

Similar as the above two headings may look, there are two different versions here of the Requiem, Corboz adopting the...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1987

In Nomine: English Consort Works

Many thanks to Fretwork—the English consort to watch—for having dignified the native In Nomine with a CD. For the uninitiated,...

Reviewed in issue 3/1988

Beethoven Complete Symphonies

For the committed record-buyer, the selection of Beethoven symphonic cycles in the current cat-alogue is deliciously inviting: so many exciting,...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 5/1993

Stravinsky Ballet Music

Already there is a consistency about the sound of Haitink's 'new-look' Stravinsky ballets. As with the recent Petrushka (10/91), we...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 12/1991

Rossini Demetrio e Polibio

If Rossini operas were numbered in the same way as Bruckner symphonies, Demetrio e Polibio would rank as his Opera...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 4/1997

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos

Listening to the Mullova again confirms my earlier impression. The Sibelius is magnificent: stern, vigorous and entirely free from the...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 1/1987

Danzi & Lachner: Wind Quintets

The cheerful, garrulous music of Franz Danzi will be familiar to anyone who has listened to wind quintets. But this...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 11/1988

Bach Solo Cello Suites

When Casals first introduced, to a sceptical public, Bach’s complete Solo Cello Suites (until then considered a purely academic exercise...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 2/1998

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