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Chants of the Church of Rome - 6th-13th centuries

Most scholars agree that a link exists between the Old Roman repertoire and the so-called Gregorian. The latter became official...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 11/1998

Machaut Motets

The Clerks’ Group is pared down here to its simplest line-up, with a single voice to a part. This makes...

Reviewed in issue 10/1999

Mercadante (Il) Giuramento

The oath of the title is the promise made by one young lady (soprano) to another (mezzo) that out of...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/2007

The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas

The six church cantatas in this new twoCD set were once thought to be products of Bach's pen. Four of...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1992

Borkovec/Eben/Slavicky Works for Piano & Orchestra

These three Czech works, composed between 1949 and 1961, combine unsentimentality and rhythmic volatility with a distinctive national voice. Pavel...

Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 6/2000

Sylvia Sass Opera Recital

This recital of Donizetti and Verdi has been waiting for the laser beam—and it was certainly worth the four-year wait....

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 3/1987

Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 14-16

With this disc of three related concertos, Daniel Barenboim fills in the remaining gap in his Teldec survey of all...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1998

Malipiero L'orfeide

L’Orfeide is one of the strangest operas of the century, though I suspect that some listeners will have difficulty in...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1997

Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters

Wrapped in a designer grimy cardboard cover that apes the appearance of Industrial Rock albums, the London Sinfonietta’s disc is...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 13/2006

Schumann Violin Sonatas 1 and 2; (3) Romances

As most readers know, Anthony Marwood and Susan Tomes are violinist and pianist of the stalwart Schumann-championing Florestan Trio. Here,...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

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