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Schreker Orchestral Works

I normally react disagreeably whenever recording companies issue vocal music without texts or translations. Franz Schreker’s Vom ewigen Leben (“Eternal...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Glazunov/Kabalevsky Violin Concertos

Easily the most substantial work in this enjoyably light-hearted programme is the Glazunov Violin Concerto, still generally undervalued because of...

Reviewed in issue 3/1998

Stravinsky Petrouchka; Scherzo à la Russe; Firebird Suite

Paavo Järvi’s new Telarc coupling of Petrushka and The Firebird Suite is outstanding in every way, and Petrushka is so...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/2003

Elgar Symphony No 1

Hickox and the BBC NOW follow their Elgar Second (11/05) with this impressive No 1, in many ways even finer....

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/2007

Puccini Tosca

No offence to Kabaivanska or Wixell, but the main interest here is Pavarotti. His previous recording of the role of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 12/1993

Franck Symphony in D Minor; Schmitt (La) Tragedie de Salomé

The heady, smouldering atmosphere of Florent Schmitt’s La tragédie de Salomé is impressively caught here by the Montreal-based Orchestre Métropolitain...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 6/2011

Stravinsky/Ohana Orchestral Works

Recordings of Maurice Ohana's music have come and gone over the years, but this new one of his Cantigas is...

Reviewed in issue 10/1987

Ives/Barber Piano Works

Older Ives enthusiasts may recall the First Piano Sonata in performances by William Masselos who played the work for the...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 3/1992

Classical Trumpet Concertos

A principal point of interest here is that this is our first review of a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) cassette....

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 9/1987

Schubert Schwanengesang

Planning a CD programme around Schwanengesang is always tricky. The vastly experienced duo of Christoph Prégardien and Andreas Staier here...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 4/2009

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