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Fasch/Hagen/Haydn/Kohaut Lute Concertos

Only the direst of DIY could engineer a shelf that might collapse under the weight of recordings of lute concertos,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1999

Elevazione - The Magic of the Oboe

Gordon Hunt’s latest oboe collection is Baroque‚ though with a few helping modern hands. One of these belonged to Arthur...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Britten Vocal and Orchestral Works

The documentation with this issue does not say where and when these recordings were made, but this is a more...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 3/1992

Van Cliburn - A Portrait

This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a pianist whose celebrity seemingly knew no bounds. Made eight years...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2004

Rameau Zoroastre

Rameau, despite his late start – Hippolyte et Aricie was composed when he was 50 – was an experienced man...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 9/2007

French Orchestral Works

Gounod and Bizet make a good pair; Faust and Carmen are among the greatest of French operas, and the older...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 7/1991

Stockhausen Aus den sieben Tagen excerpts

In May 1968, well before deciding to make a cycle of seven operas after the days of the week, Stockhausen...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 9/1989

Zulu - The Film Music of John Barry

True romance pervades Willard Carroll’s Playing By Heart, this new movie dwelling on the relationships of Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands,...

Reviewed in issue 5/1999

Grainger Edition, Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works 1

A genuine tonic, this, and an auspicious start to Chandos’s ambitious Grainger Edition. Richard Hickox evidently has a deep affection...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/1996

Myaskovsky Symphony No 27; Cello Concerto

For many years, Myaskovsky’s Cello Concerto was the only work of his regularly aired in the West. More recently it...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 5/2003

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