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Dowland Lachrimae 1604

The decade that separated the Rooley and Lindberg recordings was one in which performers of pre-classical music clearly moved away...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1989

Bach (The) Art of Fugue

One of the leading virtues of this performance is the way each player colours and characterises individual voices. A good...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2004

Cantatas from a Cardinal's Court

This disc presents music by five composers who were associated with the circle of the Venetian cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740),...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2011

Ravel/Roussel Ballet Music

Charles Munch's stunning account of Daphnis et Chloe first appeared on mono HMV in September 1956 (readers with long memories...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 12/1991

Scharwenka Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3

Scharwenka would surely have been heartened by Seta Tanyel’s admirable campaign on his behalf. Here, she continues with the Second...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/1997

Simon Barere at Carnegie Hall, Vol.1

After the appearance of Bryan Crimp's valuable refurbishments of Simon Barere's dazzling HMV recordings of 1934–6 (# APR7001, 12/85), an...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 11/1989

Haydn Paukenmesse, etc

I can’t think of a current recorded series that has given me more pleasure than Richard Hickox’s survey of the...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 2/1999

Prokofiev & Liszt Piano Sonatas

Neither new issue of the B minor Sonata can be ranked with the listed comparisons, nor indeed very close to...

Reviewed in issue 7/1990

Brahms Violin Concerto, Op 77. 21 Hungarian Dances, Wo01

This performance of the Violin Concerto was recorded at a concert in January 2009. It reveals Baiba Skride as the...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2011

Purcell Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Vol.3

One reason why we need Robert King's projected set of Purcell's complete odes and welcome songs is that there are...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 11/1990

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