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Knussen Orchestral & Vocal Works

Oliver Knussen is now generally accepted as the leading British composer in the class of the early 1950s. This post-Maxwell...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 8/1984

Debussy Orchestral Works

Just a hint of vibrato brings a welcome warmth to the Czech horns' floating of the principal theme of La...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 2/1992

Rossini (L')Equivoco Stravagante

L’equivoco stravagante was Rossini’s second opera for the professional stage‚ a two­act dramma giocoso first seen in Bologna in October...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Orchestral Works

St Kentigern (better known by his nickname of St Mungo) is the patron saint of Glasgow. That city's Coat of...

Reviewed in issue 10/1990

English Song Series, Vol. 4 - Warlock

“There can be little doubt that he is the most important British song composer since Purcell.” Michael Pilkington’s notes on...

Reviewed in issue 11/1997

Bach Brandenburg Concertos; Overtures - Suites

The coupling of the Brandenburgs with the Suites (Ouvertures) on three discs has everything (not least economy) to recommend it,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1988

Mozart Zaide

Trading on the fascination for all things “Turkish”, Mozart began his first oriental Singspiel in 1779-80. But with no prospect...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 13/2006

Victoria Requiem 1605

Victoria’s Requiem of 1605 is one of his most popular works and The Sixteen’s new offering, recorded earlier this year,...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2005

Verdi/Puccini/Muzio Works for String Quartet

Though a programme of Italian string quartets sounds nearly as unusual as one of Russian madrigals, Verdi's single essay provides...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 12/1995

Brahms Piano Concerto No 2; Paganini Variations

Boris Berezovsky delivers the notes of the B flat Concerto with Olympian ease. What the gods bestowed on him doesn’t,...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 6/2011

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