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Alwyn Fantasy Waltzes and Preludes

The agreeably wide representation on record William Alwyn achieved during his lifetime is now further extended by two major works...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

Roussel Orchestral Works

Neumann brings an element of playfulness to the hard-hitting first movement of Roussel's Third; his is a taut, brightly lit...

Reviewed in issue 5/1993

(Le) Roman de la Rose - 13th & 14th Century French Love Songs

This is what used to be called a “concept album”, with a range of French song from between about 1200...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 11/2010

Rosenmüller German Sacred Concertos

The majority of Rosenmuller’s output is Latin church music, written while the composer was resident in Venice from 1655 (having...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 9/2000

Gabrieli for Brass

It takes some doing to make a dull Gabrieli record, especially with musicians of the calibre of Canadian Brass (supported...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 7/1994

Tchaikovsky Works for Cello and Orchestra

Alexander Kniazev is a prize-winning young Russian cellist with an opulent tone. Following his disc of the Bach Cello Suites...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/2006

Mozart: Orchestral Works

I wondered at first why the Overture was placed last on this CD, until I listened to the performance. Here...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1989

Shostakovich Symphony No 8. Mozart Symphony No 33

There was a time when Mravinsky’s greatness had to be taken on trust, such was the paucity of his representation...

Reviewed in issue 12/1998

Elgar Orchestral Works

In this job there is nothing quite like the shock of the unexpected. And this proud, brave, sonorous Elgar First...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 1/1993

Handel The Italian Years

This attractively assembled programme features three particularly engaging examples of Handel's chamber vocal craft together with a trio sonata by...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 4/1992

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