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Rameau Castor et Pollux

This production of Rameau’s second great tragédie lyrique has come swiftly to DVD, having been recorded at Netherlands Opera in...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 2/2009

Carl Rütti Verena, die Quelle

The luxuriant harmonies, the vital sense of rhythm, the emotional intensity and the skilful interweaving of different ideas and styles...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 3/1997

Mozart Edition, Vol.36

Mozart himself appears to have lost interest in Zaide; he left it unfinished, stowed it away and never mentioned it...

Reviewed in issue 4/1992

Twentieth-Century Jazz-Inspired Works

How delicious and endearing The Rio Grande is, with its balanced combination of jazzy high spirits and deeply felt, almost...

Reviewed in issue 9/1986

Jonathan Harvey Works for Cello

Jonathan Harvey applies the metaphor of a journey through life to his Cello Concerto (1990). He believes that ''happiness is...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 7/1993

Pachelbel Organ Works Vol 2

The overall mood on this disc could be described as one of modest intimacy. You won’t find the extrovert keyboard...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2008

Avant-Garde Guitar

This is both a superbly executed recording and, considering the chronic conservatism of the species, one which is less likely...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 7/1993

Gershwin: Music for Two Pianos

The Labeques' choice of Yamaha pianos (hyper-bright, metallic) coupled with their own inimitably unbuttoned manner makes for a fairly unholy...

Reviewed in issue 11/1988

Rossini (Le) Nozze di Teti di Peleo

Rossini’s first official court commission from King Ferdinand IV of Naples, where he had settled in 1815, was a wedding...

Reviewed in issue 1/1999

Harle Ballad of Jamie Allen

Saxophonist, bandleader and arranger of distinction, John Harle has tended to lack sureness of aim as a composer. Ballad of...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 4/2008

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