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Review of Bach; Mozart; Vivaldi Concertos

Bach; Mozart; Vivaldi Concertos

One good reason to want this disc is the clear, beautifully balanced and vernally fresh playing of the Mozart; another...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 3/1987

Review of Schoenfield (4) Parables; (4) Souvenirs

Schoenfield (4) Parables; (4) Souvenirs

If you turned the radio dials and stumbled across Paul Schoenfield’s Four Parables, written in 1983, it would be perfectly...

Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 12/2007

Review of Puccini Madama Butterfly

Puccini Madama Butterfly

After its disastrous La Scala première in 1904‚ Madama Butterfly was hastily revised for its triumphant vindication at Brescia only...

Reviewed in issue 8/2002

Review of Wagner Tannhäuser

Wagner Tannhäuser

Listen to how Konwitschny conducts the Overture, the large ensemble in Act 2, and indeed much of the solo work...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1990

Review of Handel Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Handel Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Handel wrote his setting of Dryden’s ode Song for St Cecilia’s Day in 1739 to flesh out a revival of...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 2/2009

Review of Prokofiev/Ravel Piano Works

Prokofiev/Ravel Piano Works

In the first and last movements of the Sonata No. 6 Peter Donohoe, on HMV, is acutely responsive to the...

Reviewed in issue 6/1983

Review of Porpora Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore

Porpora Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore

Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was the son of a Neapolitan bookseller and became one of the most celebrated Italian opera composers...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2008

Review of Rachmaninov Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 4

Rachmaninov Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 4

Here are compelling accounts of the solo parts of these works accompanied by routine partners and a recorded balance that...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2006

Review of Beethoven; Britten Violin Concertos

Beethoven; Britten Violin Concertos

Janine Jansen has a rare ability to communicate her thoughts and feelings about the music while appearing to play in...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 1/2010

Review of Worland Broadstairs Suite

Worland Broadstairs Suite

Bill Worland’s name was new to me when Marco Polo honoured him with a volume of its British Light Music...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 1/2003


 

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