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Madetoja Symphonies

Chandos led off their Madetoja series in August with the Third Symphony and the delightful Comedy Overture and this sequel...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 1/1993

Tippett Child of our Time

The events which inspired A Child of Our Time have a special resonance in Dresden, since the destruction in November...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 3/2008

Sullivan Victoria and Merrie England

Five years before Edward German’s comic opera Merrie England, this Sullivan ballet score was staged at the Alhambra Theatre as...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 6/1996

Chopin Piano Works

EMI’s Debut series recalls DG’s long-defunct but similarly invaluable venture; a golden opening for young artists of exceptional talent. Nelson...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/1997

Schubert Overtures, Vol. 1

With so much out-of-the-way nineteenth-century repertoire finding its way on to CD, it’s surprising that Schubert’s overtures have been so...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 4/1998

Complete New English Hymnal (The), Vol 8

Volume 8 begins in festal mood with Once in royal David’s city‚ ends in splendour with St Patrick’s Breastplate‚ and...

Reviewed in issue 7/2002

Scharwenka Frülingswogen; Arkadische Suite; Liebesnacht

Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917), like his better-known younger brother Xaver (1850-1924), belongs to that group of second-division German composers such as...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 12/2007

(Del) Amor

Authentic Spanish music too often takes second place to foreigners’ musical impressions of Spain, so here is a welcome opportunity...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 8/2003

Hugard Missa "Redde Mihi Laetitiam"

French liturgical and organ music from towards the end of the ancien regime, with that tuneful, galant feel that crept...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 8/1999

Baroque Recorder Concertos

If one were to be fussy, it could be objected that ''works for concertante recorder'' would have been a more...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1988

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