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Gounod Sapho

Gounod's first opera proclaimed him clearly enough a composer with a future but it must have seemed very doubtful whether...

Reviewed in issue 8/1986

L. Couperin Harpsichord Works

This new disc of harpsichord pieces by the uncle of Francois Couperin Le grand may well suit readers who felt...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1992

Weinberg Wind Concertos

Appreciation of the Polish-born Mieczysðaw Weinberg (1919-96) has increased markedly over recent years. Following the ARC Ensemble’s excellent disc of...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 9/2008

Chopin: Piano Works

Bunin's previous Chopin recital ((CD) 423 067-2GH, 11/87) was compounded of recordings made during Warsaw's 1985 Chopin Competition, which he...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 2/1989

The Play of Daniel

This was definitely worth reissuing. The singers of Pro Cantione Antiqua sound on superb form here, especially Paul Elliott in...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 4/1993

Mozart The Magic Flute

Surprisingly, these two sets have a good deal in common. Both are deeply considered readings, favouring measured tempos. Both concentrate...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1989

The Gallant Troubadour

Beethoven's arrangements are marvellously good at putting his own strong self into the folk-songs while letting them retain their own...

Reviewed in issue 1/1987

Strauss II, J (A) Night in Venice

A Night in Venice has a beautiful setting and beautiful music but some ungainliness of book and score have made...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 7/2010

Bach Mass in B Minor

Michel Corboz keeps coming back for more. This is his fourth commercial recording of the Mass in B minor, the...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 6/2009

Dvorak Symphony No 8. Symphonic Variations

Sir Charles Mackerras’s way with Dvorák’s Eighth Symphony was invariably unaffected, bracing and energetic, and this live relay is no...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 9/2011

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