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French Chamber Works

Hard on the heels of a valuable disc with the Ravel and Debussy trios which I reviewed only a short...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1995

Angela Gheorghiu - My Puccini

Here is something of a challenge: two highly accomplished sopranos offering "their take" on Puccini. Amarilli Nizza has won several...

Reviewed by po'connor in issue: 5/2009

Loewe Lieder und Balladen, Vol. 7

Andreas Schmidt has learnt much from his teacher Fischer-Dieskau in his approach to Loewe, in particular the ability to colour...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 8/1997

Philips Motets

Emigres can't win. Often disowned by their native country, they are accepted somewhat quizically in their adopted home. Peter Philips...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 11/1993

Orff Carmina Burana

Recordings of Carmina Burana come and go but what is unusual about this new version is the clarity of line...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2010

Beethoven Piano Trios

These trios are played in the grand style – not in the sense of a barnstorming approach to Beethoven, rather...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 13/2004

Samuelsson Air Drum

Marie Samuelsson (b1956) is yet another new composer to have emerged from Sweden. The bracing, cascading opening of Air Drum...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 2/2004

Double Dream

Here is a record to startle and delight those listeners who enjoy breaking free of ties previously considered sacred. For...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/2004

Rossini (Il) Viaggio a Reims

Il viaggio a Reims was the Théâtre Italien’s offering to the celebrations surrounding the coronation of Charles X in the...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 8/2007

Ligeti Piano Etudes

Little known on this side of the Channel, like most of his French contemporaries, Michaël Lévinas (b1949) has pursued an...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 10/2003

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