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The Sweet Look & the Loving Manner

The musicians of Sinfonye go from strength to strength. This is their third record for Hyperion, and my own first...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 8/1993

Metamorphosis Music of the Ottoman Empire

The title alludes to the church on top of Mount Athos where the Metamorphosis of Christ is celebrated: battered by...

Reviewed in issue 2/1998

Nina Koshetz

Koshetz was one of the most individual and eloquent sopranos to come out of Russia after the 1917 revolution. Bringing...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/2007

Brailowsky plays Virtuoso Showpieces

Brailowsky (1896-1976) invites a subdivided estimate, one which can leave the reader bewildered, devoid of a sense of clarity or...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/1996

Tavener Orthodox Vigil Service

Commissioned by Francis Grier for Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and performed in that building by the Cathedral Choir with members...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 10/1988

Mahler Symphony No 1

It has become harder for interpreters to make their mark in what has become standard fare, yet both these conductors...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/2006

Mendelssohn Antigone

It is difficult now to see how Sophocles’ Antigone, the greatest drama on the theme of conscience confronting authority, could...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 2/2010

Smalley Poles Apart

Roger Smalley is best remembered in the UK for pioneering improvisation work with Intermodulation during the early 1970s. A resident...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 9/2004

Palestrina Missa Dum Complerentur

A well-rounded, comprehensive recital of music for Pentecost. The texts, drawn from chants for the feast, are highly inspiring. The...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 4/2003

Martinu Cantatas

In the 1950s Martinu wrote four little cantatas that looked back to his earliest origins. Three of them are recorded...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 5/1994

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