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Bach Lute Works

Nigel North's confrontation of the difficult problem of playing Bach's lute music (or, rather, that which is sometimes believed to...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 6/1986

Le Bestiaire

Graham Johnson once again demonstrates his skill in programme-building in this latest anthology of his, an ingenious collection of songs...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1986

Cherubini Requiem in C minor; Marche funèbre

This is a strong addition to the available recordings of a work that was profoundly admired by Beethoven and even...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 4/1996

Mario Lanza - When Day is done

This year sees the 40th anniversary of Mario Lanza’s early death in Rome, aged only 38. If his posthumous reputation...

Reviewed in issue 1/1999

Tielman Susato Dansereye 1551

Listening to this disc is, to the ear, what participating in a delectable wine-tasting is to the palate. These 34...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 1/1994

Verdi Rigoletto

This Rigoletto never had much to commend it. In its day it stood well below the old Cellini/RCA and Cetra...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1994

Bowen; Walton Viola Concertos

Helen Callus, British-born but based in America, plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation to give the most beautiful...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/2006

Birtwistle (The) Axe Manual - Complete Piano Works

Though most of the items in this indispensable collection of Birtwistle’s keyboard music last five minutes or less, two are...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 4/2005

Suk Symphony No 2 'Asrael'

You wait ages for Suk’s Asrael to enter the international repertoire and then three non-Czech recordings arrive all at once....

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 11/2009

Handel Serse

Handel’s Serse has proved to be one of the most popular of his operas over recent years – certainly in...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 6/1998

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