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Mendelssohn Orchestral Works

I can't imagine that the Suisse Romande Orchestra have ever played better than they are doing now. In every section...

Reviewed in issue 5/1994

Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

Lan Shui took up the post of music director to the Singapore SO back in 1997 and on this evidence...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 7/2009

Tchaikovsky/Mussorgsky Orchestral & Vocal Works

Sony's booklet tells us that Shostakovich's orchestration was used for the Mussorgsky songs; ''Shostakovich ed. Abbado'' would be more accurate,...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 3/1995

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6, Pathétique

Talk about an old head sitting on young shoulders. Amazing how a lad in his early twenties can feel Tchaikovsky’s...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 5/2003

Loewe Lieder & Balladen, Complete Edition Vol. 14

Among Lieder composers‚ Loewe is the one basses have most marked out as their own. Certainly on records‚ from Paul...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Weill Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Mahagonny is always going to be a problem piece for American opera companies. Although ostensibly set in the US, its...

Reviewed by Patrick O'Connor in issue: 4/2008

Theile Psalm Settings;Missa;Sonata Duplex

Johann Theile, pupil of Schutz and friend of Buxtehude, is chiefly remembered today for two things: his sacred opera Adam...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1998

Bach Art of Fugue,BWV1080

It’s a long time since people believed that because the Art of Fugue was printed in open score, it was...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 9/1997

Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas

Sifting of the proliferating CD versions of these works has so far left Sitkovetsky and Shumsky in the sieve; now,...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 12/1988

Daniel Sacred opera from the 12th Century

Various features distinguish this version of The Play of Daniel. First, the text is more clearly and flexibly sung than...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 11/1996

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