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Bruckner Symphony No 7

Haitink's 1979 recording of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony is predictably distinguished, not as classically gaunt as his earlier Concertgebouw recording, with...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 11/1987

Cilea (L')Arlesiana

There are some operas that you may not claim to know very well but which nevertheless swing easily into mind....

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 11/2005

I Let the Music Speak - (A) Tribute to Abba

Can blue men sing the whites? When established opera and concert singers try to boogie on down with rock, emote...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 12/2006

Sibelius Symphony No 1. Karelia SUite

With this fine account of the First Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra complete their Sibelius cycle for Decca—and...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1986

Hummel Works for Piano & Orchestra

This admirable recital forms a sequel to Stephen Hough’s Gramophone Award-winning Chandos disc of the A minor and...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 1/1998

R. Strauss Music for Symphonic Brass

It is good to have this collection of Strauss's music for brass transferred to CD. The sound is clear throughout...

Reviewed in issue 1/1989

Nyman Love Counts

Like Nyman’s earlier opera Man and Boy: Dada (6/05), Love Counts has a libretto by Michael Hastings, uses the Michael...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 7/2007

Beethoven String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1, 4 and 5

Both these discs are first instalments of complete Beethoven sets, and both offer technically secure performances with plenty of character....

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 3/2004

Haydn Keyboard Concertos, HobXVIII/4, 6 & 11

Many are the concertos attributed to Haydn but these three are undisputedly authentic. The keyboard part in No 4 is...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 4/2005

Bach Orchestral Suites

Along with the violin concertos and the Brandenburgs, the four Orchestral Suites have over a long period of time been...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 5/1997

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