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Walton Orchestral Works

This is the first international recording made by the Florida Philharmonic, one of the impressive orchestras that various cities and...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 11/1992

Hahn Songs

Reynaldo Hahn's lifestyle as a boulevard dandy, darling of the salons and bosom friend of Proust has led to some...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1988

Corea Piano Concerto; Spain

Chick Corea has the rock-solid ability to do all the things the cross-genre dabblers cannot. He writes and arranges for...

Reviewed by rthomas in issue: 13/1999

Rachmaninov Symphony No.3

The three Rachmaninov symphonies are strikingly well served on record—the gramophone once again taking the place of the concert hall...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/1987

My Secret Heart

Ben Heppner follows the lead of many opera singers who have shown their enduring affection for the popular songs on...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 3/2000

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41

This coupling stands high among bargain versions of these works. Both performances have characteristic vitality, and I was particularly impressed...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1990

Mozart Clarinet/Horn Quintets

Here are very acceptable performances of these works, technically assured and pleasingly musical. I don't detect, however, anything specially interesting...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 6/1989

Gesualdo - Death for Five Voices

If it’s a chronicle of troubled egomaniacal genius you want, then Werner Herzog would appear to be the man for...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 4/2007

Rubbra Sacred Choral Works

Not a disc for one sitting, but there’s some powerful and characteristic music here. The Tenebrae responsories, brooding and intense,...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 7/1998

Cutler Bartlebooth

A CV that includes head of composition at Birmingham Conservatoire and also co-director of the iconoclastic ensemble Nozferatu means that...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 9/2008

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