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Verdi I vespri siciliani

If Verdi's Sicilian Vespers has been slow to get off the ground on the British operatic stage, the record companies...

Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 9/1988

Myra Hess A vignette

It is Myra Hess's centenary year and so the appearance of this compilation of her performances is exceptionally well-timed, especially...

Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 8/1990

Verdi Otello

This Otello of 1955, issued at long, long last, marked Kubelík’s accession as music director and the first staging by...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 9/2006

Sea Fever

This does not turn out quite as may have been expected. One notes the title, “Sea Fever”, and the singer,...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 3/2008

Syrinx - Art of the Flute

DG's new CD-pluscore series could well be something of a marketing breakthrough - if not for the average classical CD...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 1/2000

Monteverdi Banquet of the Senses

This programme, released on VHS by the Consort’s own label Musica Oscura in 1993, has now reappeared on DVD, and...

Reviewed by mscott rohan in issue: 9/2003

Walton Orchestral works

This is the second time that Vernon Handley has recorded Walton's First Symphony. He did it with the Royal Liverpool...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1989

Bream plays Brouwer & Rodrigo

Leo Brouwer is a man of so many musical parts that the loss of one of them, his role as...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 8/1988

Gershwin Porgy and Bess (highlights)

This is an interesting selection of excerpts, ''Buzzard keep on flying''', ''I ain't got no shame'' and ''Now de time''...

Reviewed in issue 5/1985

Dvorák Cello Concerto

The title may sound gimmicky but the result is fascinating. The brilliant German cellist Jan Vogler has collaborated with Dvorák...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/2006

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