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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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