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Review of Verdi Il trovatore

Verdi Il trovatore

This set appeared in its complete form only in the United States. Perhaps RCA felt in 1959 it couldn't stand...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 6/1991

Review of London Pride

London Pride

This is a souvenir of what was obviously a jolly even- ing, a cabaret of songs about London presented as...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 5/2003

Review of Bach Magnificat; Vivaldi Gloria

Bach Magnificat; Vivaldi Gloria

Having recorded Messiah, Bach’s B minor Mass, Mozart’s Requiem and Monteverdi’s Vespers, Boston Baroque and Martin Pearlman continue their survey...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 6/2006

Review of Liszt Piano Works - New Discoveries, Vol 1

Liszt Piano Works - New Discoveries, Vol 1

This invaluable disc crowns Leslie Howard’s Herculean Liszt cycle recorded on 95 CDs. These are all first recordings of versions...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/2003

Review of Britten War Requiem

Britten War Requiem

The War Requiem is a work of such genius and of such universality that it can benefit from different and...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1993

Review of Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth - OST

Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth - OST

Pan's Labyrinth tells the story of a little girl who creates a fantasy world as a means of escape from...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 3/2007

Review of Dvorák Symphony No 9, 'From the New World'

Dvorák Symphony No 9, 'From the New World'

It is apt that the Concertgebouw’s own label should launch with a heart-warming performance recorded live by Mariss Jansons, newly...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/2005

Review of Violin Sonatas

Violin Sonatas

A committed player by any standards, German-born Linus Roth, who is now in his late twenties, can certainly claim the...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2006

Review of Beck (6) Symphonies, Op 1

Beck (6) Symphonies, Op 1

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809) grew up and began his musical career as a violinist against the background of the Mannheim...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/2005

Review of Gibbs Songs

Gibbs Songs

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960) is one of the shadowy figures of British musical history. We may know his name, but...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 11/1993


 

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