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Kathleen Ferrier and Friends

Nearly every year seems to bring new Ferrier discoveries. Most of those on this issue are more than worth hearing....

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/2006

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5

The freshness of this set is remarkable. You do not have to listen far to be swept up by its...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 4/2003

Casella Scarlattian; Malipiero Ricercari; Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite

The third instalment of Christopher Hogwood’s ‘modern classicism’ project puts some well-known Stravinsky in the context of two less familiar...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/2004

Ponchielli Gioconda (La)

This is a production of the type still called conventional‚ though its kind is rapidly becoming so rare as to...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Zimmermann Concertos

Anyone who has been intrigued—and perhaps also intimidated—by Bernd Alois Zimmermann's opera Die Soldaten should try this disc. While it...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/1993

Mozart, L Toy Symphony, 'New Lambach' and other Symphonies

Works like the Musical Sleighride, the Peasant Wedding and the Toy Symphony have given Mozart père something of a reputation...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 5/2009

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 20th Century Music, Vol 1

During the 20th century the Vienna Philharmonic acquired a reputation for rather complacent conservatism which might not have been entirely...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 1/2004

Brian Aswa - Vocalise

A lot will depend on your reaction to Brian Asawa’s voice: it is high, light and sweet, and is produced...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 2/1999

Beethoven Complete String Quartets

To record a cycle of Beethoven quartets is clearly a major project for any group. Apart from the sheer extent...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 7/1997

Dvorák Slavonic Dances

Pure enjoyment. Recorded in the House of Artists, Prague in 1985, one wonders why this disc has taken so long...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/1990

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