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Mahler Symphony No. 7

I see that I once described Levi's Mahler as having exquisite table manners and very little to say for itself....

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 6/2000

(The) Puccini Album

Though the title, ‘The Puccini Album’, suggests a recital, this is a very different offering. It starts with two arias...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1999

Whettam Piano Works

Graham Whettam is another composer (b1927) of my own generation whose music has been eclipsed and allowed to be all...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2006

Aisha Orazbayeva Outside

Look, I don’t want to appear chippy – that’s Nonclassical’s job – but a label that chooses to define itself...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 1/2012

Verdi Otello

On paper this hardly looks a version competitive with those listed above; in the event it has much to offer,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1992

Schumann Manfred

Since 1992 the Danish Michael Schonwandt has been Principal Conductor of the Berlin SO. So not surprisingly this warmly recorded...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 4/1995

Grace Williams Ballads for Orchestra; Symphony No 2

This is Lyrita’s second CD of Grace Williams reissues. My review of the first (6/95) revealed that I had forgotten...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1996

Monteverdi Vespers; Missa In illo tempore

Despite having heard four wonderful volumes of Monteverdi’s sacred music from The King’s Consort, and its 2004 Proms performance of...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 6/2006

R Strauss Operatic Extracts

After giving us choice recitals of her Verdi (1/96) and Wagner (A/98), Varady has now turned her attention to Richard...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/2000

Boulez: Orchestral Works

Daniel Barenboim and Erato may regret having been pipped at the post by the recent reissue of Boulez's own recording...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 10/1990

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