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German Baroque Cantatas, Vol.9 - Weckmann

Ricercar continue their excellent survey of German sacred music, before and including Bach and Telemann, with the complete cantatas of...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1993

Ravel Gaspard de la nuit & other piano works

There is much to admire in Achœcarro’s Ravel: his careful observation of notated nuance‚ his sensitive pedalling‚ his refusal to...

Reviewed in issue 9/2001

Martinu Symphonies Nos 5 and 6

Martinù’s final two symphonies sit, Janus-faced, across his later orchestral output. The Fifth (1946) was the culmination of the symphony-a-year...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 6/2010

Boismortier/Dornel Concertos & Sonatas

Eight pieces, for varying instrumental combinations make up an attractive programme of music by two late baroque French composers. Tripla...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 10/1998

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10

The virtues of this performance—these forces gave the premiere of the symphony—originally available on this label some years ago but...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 7/1985

Julius Patzak - The Early Operatic Recordings, 1929-38

Here are the two issues celebrating Patzak’s centenary that answer the plea of our reader in his letter (July, page...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/1998

Nyman Acts of Beauty; Exit No Exit

The first CD features music that is most stereotypically Nyman-esque (sure, that term is lazy critical shorthand, but so was...

Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 11/2006

Vivaldi Concertos

Vivaldi enthusiasts should be grateful to L'Europa Galante and their violinist leader, Fabio Biondi, for showing initiative in recording concertos...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 6/1994

Maxwell Davies Symphony No 3

It seems only yesterday (in fact it was last September) that I was recommending Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's recording of...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 1/1995

Dowland First Book of Ayres

Elwes's identification with his texts is such that they become utterances of personal feelings, to which he brings every resource...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 3/1995

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