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Italian Airs & Cantatas

There is nothing quite like the countertenor voice for arousing a varied individual response, but if you are still unsure...

Reviewed by Tess Knighton in issue: 9/1989

Poulenc Mélodies

During the final years of his life, Poulenc described his own personality, ‘What has often been praised as my charming...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 4/1999

Toch String Quartets Vol 3

New World’s new disc collects four of Toch’s most vibrant and appealing orchestral scores. The earliest is the 1926 First...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2003

Vivaldi (6) Violin Sonatas, Op 6

Vivaldi’s Op 2 contains 12 violin sonatas, and was originally released in an edition by the Venetian music publisher Antonio...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 13/2004

Elgar Cello Concerto; Dream of Gerontius

This pioneering set of Gerontius has come up newly minted in these superbly engineered transfers taken from 78rpm masters, apart...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/1994

Westlake Miss Potter - OST

Miss Potter's music draws much of its inspiration from the Cumbrian countryside which features in the love story of Beatrix...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 3/2007

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2

This is the first release in Mendelssohn year to have come my way that truly adds to the festivities. It...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 10/2009

Szymanowski Harnasie; Love Songs of Hafiz; Songs of a Fairytale Princess

Here’s another sumptuous instalment of Sir Simon Rattle’s Szymanowski cycle, showing that his rapport with his former Birmingham colleagues is...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/2006

Mendelssohn Paulus

Three viable recordings here, each with merit enough to justify purchase, and each with a short-coming to raise doubt. All...

Reviewed in issue 1/1989

Schumann Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1

Both these Ashkenazy recorded performances have stood the test of time, and both recordings were originally, first class, so that...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 3/1987

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