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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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