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Rejoice in the Lamb

This may look like a random compilation, but it works well and there are more connections than meet the eye....

Reviewed in issue 3/1990

Brahms Clarinet Quintet Op 115; Clarinet Trio Op 114

Joan Enric Lluna takes what is in some ways an original line with Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet. That is not that...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 7/2004

Respighi Piano Works

Respighi wrote very little original music for solo piano; after his mid-twenties nothing at all save the Tre preludi. The...

Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 8/1998

Prokofiev Cinderella - Suites Nos 1 and 3

All these discs have their merits, but the Decca/Dutoit selection from Romeo and Juliet—Prokofiev's greatest orchestral work—is in a class...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 9/1991

Carwithen String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2; Violin Sonata

This splendid disc of Doreen Carwithen’s chamber music follows up the success of the earlier Chandos issue of orchestral works...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1998

Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ - trilogie sacrée

In one respect this latest recording of what Berlioz called his “little sanctity” differs from the distinguished rival versions listed...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 12/1997

Respighi Vocal and Orchestral Works

One tends, on a first glance, to categorize records; so this registers first as a follow-up to Dame Janet's Respighi...

Reviewed in issue 9/1992

The Hussey Legacy

Here is a disc commendable on at least three counts. First, the Finzi Singers are the best small spedalized choir...

Reviewed in issue 3/1989

Schubert: Complete Works for Piano Trio

This compilation takes one straight to the heart of Schubert's music for violin, cello and piano through its fresh and...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1988

Bach Concerto Transcriptions

Three players have recently filled long-standing gaps in the catalogue with selections from these 16 concertos, written 'after' works by...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1991

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