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Glyndebourne Recorded - 1934-1994

We begin at the beginning with reminders of the delicate beauty of Mildmay and Rautawaara in the Ur-Figaro of 1934...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1994

Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas

Acting on the old principle that it is the first step that counts, Bob van Asperen wisely begins this enjoyable...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1992

Liszt Violin and Piano Works

Liszt’s violin music remains a relative rarity in the catalogues. Some of it is immediately recognisable, having its roots in...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 13/2009

Brahms: Piano Works

A release of this sort should make non-CD-owning collectors green with envy—71 minutes of the finest Brahms piano music, played...

Reviewed in issue 8/1987

Arleen Augér - Recital

Arleen Augér enjoyed a successful career in a number of spheres until her death in 1993. Latterly she was most...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/2007

Turner Choral Works

After the cessation of cathedral music during the Commonwealth, a younger generation of composers emerged with the Restoration of the...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 10/2007

Biber Mensa sonare; Violin Sonata

Mensa sonora is a six-part anthology falling in, to a greater or lesser extent, with a mixed pattern of suite...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 11/1989

Barber; Walton Violin Concertos

Over the last few years a surprising number of fine recordings have appeared of the Barber Violin Concerto, notably those...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1997

Devienne Clarinet Sonata No. 1; Poulenc Clarinet Sonata; Saint-Saëns Clarinet Sonata

Sabine Meyer’s credentials as a solo clarinettist need no advocacy from me; they are already borne out by a number...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 6/2007

Harty Violin Concerto; Variations on a Dublin Air

These are the two big works from what was originally a two-LP set of Harty's music that included also some...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 1/1987

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