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Hollywood Soundstage

It was inevitable – and only appropriate – that John Wilson’s reborn Sinfonia of London should celebrate their prolific past...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22

VIVALDI 'Il Mondo Al Rovescio' - Concerti Con Molti Stromenti

Il mondo al rovescio – the world upside down. This was the original title of the Concerto in F that...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22

VIEUXTEMPS Fantasie in E Major 'La Sentimentale'

Well, now you’ve seen the name of the composer and quickly read the titles of the music, you are here...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

TORSTENSSON Lantern Lectures, Vols 1-4

Norrbotten NEO are a contemporary music ensemble based in Piteå in Sweden, founded in 2007. A septet of winds, piano...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW22

STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du printemps. Capriccio. Octuor

If The Rite is your priority then you will likely be disappointed. For a few spellbinding moments I was hooked,...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22

STRAVINSKY L'Oiseau de Feu. Apollon Musagète

Percussionist turned conductor Gustavo Gimeno takes over the reins at Madrid’s Teatro Real Opera in 2025. For now his recorded...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: AW22

RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4 (Anna Fedorova)

Up until recently I had not encountered Anna Fedorova’s playing. But following the Russian invasion of her homeland, her profile...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW22

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No 3 HAYDN Piano Trio "Gypsy" (Martha Argerich)

Here’s one for the truly dedicated Argerich fans, not, I suggest, for the casual, mildly interested. Available only as a...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

NORMAN Symphony No 3. Overtures

Ludvig Norman. A new name to me. But new names can bring surprises (as witness Florence Price), and who can...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22

MYSLIVECEK Complete Violin Concertos (Shizuka Ishikawa)

There’s some miraculous music enshrined on these discs. The Czech composer Josef Mysliveček (1737-81, also known as Il Divino Boemo,...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: AW22

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