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Lehar (The) Merry Widow

It’s not clear why the BBC and Opus Arte want to give new technical life to this less-than-gripping performance from...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 7/2010

Saint-Saëns Septet; Carnival des Animaux

‘What hard things,’ wrote Saint-Saëns, ‘have been said against virtuosity!… The fact must be proclaimed from the house-tops – in...

Reviewed by rnichols in issue: 1/2004

Elgar Symphony No 1

It appears from the two dates of release given above that these records were originally issued separately. So they were;...

Reviewed in issue 10/1983

Lyapunov Piano Concertos

Hyperion celebrates the 30th release in its invaluable The Romantic Piano Concerto series with a disc of Lyapunov’s works for...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/2003

Rachmaninov (The) Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op 31

Rachmaninov's Liturgy is less well known than his Vigil (“Vespers”), but has nevertheless gained in popularity with western choirs as...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 1/2007

Verdi Unpublished Works

This collection is entitled ‘Unpublished Verdi’‚ but that begs a question or two. The extracts from Un giorno di regno...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Verdi Overtures

This is the second of the three Verdi projects which Sinopoli has undertaken for Philips. Last year came Macbeth (412...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1985

When David Heard

It is disappointing to find that the choir which has so many excellent recordings to its credit should not have...

Reviewed in issue 12/1993

Great Pianists - Benno Moiseiwitsch Vol 7

Volume 7 of recordings dating from 1928-48 presents Moiseiwitsch in the Russian repertoire so close to his heart, performed with...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2003

Handel Twelve Grand Concertos

It is not all that common these days for concerti grossi to be conducted; more often they are led from...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 2/2009

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