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Licia Albanese sings Operatic Arias

Albanese was one of the reigning divas at the Metropolitan in the 1940s and 1950s, noted most of all for...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/1991

Borealis

This disc makes a fine showpiece for the Norwegian ensemble Borealis; although not exclusively contemporary in outlook, they are not...

Reviewed in issue 9/1993

Claudio Arrau plays Bach

It comes as a considerable surprise to find Arrau recording Bach, though it shouldn't really: at the age of 31...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 7/1989

Dvorák Symphony No 9; Othello Overture

The digital version of Dvorak's New World Symphony that I have found myself returning to most over recent months features...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 3/2000

Kuhlau Overtures

Best known outside Denmark for his flute and piano works, Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) was also important in his day as...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/1998

Bliss String Quartets

Bliss's two string quartets have been rarely performed in recent years and they have not been available on record since...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 11/1985

Paganini Centone di sonate, Vol. 2

In reviewing Vol. 1 of this mini-series (Naxos, 5/95) I defined the Centone di sonate as charming, violin-dominated two-movement works,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1996

Telemann Trios and Quartets

Telemann’s passion for chamber music, and his knowledge and command of contemporary styles and instrumental idioms, was exceptional. And though...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 8/2011

The John Adams Earbox - 10CDs

Call me indulgent, but I just cannot resist retrospectives - and this one is better produced than most. Quite aside...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2000

Gluck Orphée et Eurydice

It is good to have these two recordings of Gluck's great opera in the CD catalogue, and I would welcome...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/1993

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