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Rachmaninov Choral Works

Charles Dutoit's new disc with the Philadelphia Orchestra conveniently couples all three of Rachmaninov's choral works with orchestra. The recording...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 8/1994

Brahms Serenade Op.11. Variations on a theme of Haydn Op.56a

The pleasure this disc affords rests in part in the programme it provides. Brahms’s Haydn Variations and youthful six-movement Serenade...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/2012

Sweelinck Cantiones Sacrae

Lurking suspicion that Jan Peeterzoon Sweelinck is a true doyen of sacred vocal music is emphatically confirmed in an important...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 6/1999

Donizetti (L')elisir d'amore

Even more than on VHS‚ Frank Dunlop’s witty‚ unvarnished view of Donizetti’s country comedy‚ updated to the 1930s‚ is delightful...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/2002

Elgar The Light of Life

Dating from 1896, Elgar's hour-long oratorio The Light of Life can now be seen as a test-run for that great...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 5/1993

Bach Cantatas, Vol 14

Bach’s Yuletide cantatas tend to be trampled under the familiar treads of the six which comprise the Christmas Oratorio. This...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 1/2006

Debussy Songs

An enchanting disc, fit to be set beside Anne-Marie Rodde's selection of Debussy melodies (Etcetera, 4/88), with which it overlaps...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 4/1993

Elgar Symphony No. 1, Falstaff

It’s good to see such a treasure trove from EMI’s magnificent Elgar Edition appearing at mid-price within its uncommonly enterprising...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 9/2000

Monteverdi Madrigali Amorosi

Cantus Colln have already proved themselves an accomplished consort of singers who have hitherto concentrated on unsung heroes of their...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 10/1993

Wagner (Die) Walküre

They manage things well in Amsterdam. After DVDs from the first round of the Pierre Audi/ Georges Tsypin production, now...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 4/2007

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