Amarcord - Madrigals

The term “madrigal” is used loosely in this collection of 16th-century songs in several languages. Here are many familiar “hits”,...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 6/2007

New York Legends - Lorne Munrow

Principal Cello of the NYPO for 32 seasons until his retirement in February 1996, Lorne Munroe is a consummate artist,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/1998

Barbirolli - Victor Recordings

This issue not only offers further evidence of the notable standards achieved by John Barbirolli during his New York Philharmonic...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 9/1998

Haydn: Welsh Folksong Arrangements

The idea of Celtic revival is not unique to this decade. As Britain launches into its summer of Celtic celebrations,...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 10/1991

Music for flute and piano

Susan Milan and Clifford Benson seem to form an ideal partnership, exploring this French repertoire exceedingly sympathetically. The actual flute...

Reviewed in issue 8/1983

Shostakovich String Quartets Nos 3, 7 & 8

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/1999

Bach. Violin Concertos

I enjoyed these performances when I reviewed them recently as part of a two-LP set. Now comes the CD which...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1987

Alkan Esquisses Op 63

Here is a superlative record of music to confound the sceptics, including Steven Osborne himself who, in his witty and...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2003

Britten Orchestral Works

It is good to see that the BBC Symphony Orchestra is making regular visits to the recording studio with its...

Reviewed in issue 8/1991

Verdi Sacred Works

The Pater noster and Ave Maria of 1880 and the ‘Libera me’ from the composite Messa per Rossini (later the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/2001