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Neil Mackie sings Britten

Neil Mackie's recording of Britten's Serenade—''not important stuff, but quite pleasant'' was how the composer described this masterpiece in 1943!—is...

Reviewed in issue 12/1988

Bach/Debussy/Schumann Piano Works

Peter Sculthorpe’s evocative Night Song (1995) is a reworking of an early work for soprano and piano entitled The Stars...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 7/1998

Toscanini Collection, Vol.50

The most rewarding items here are the Verdi overtures, which are ardently and dramatically performed. The Traviata preludes are played...

Reviewed in issue 11/1992

Sheppard (The) Diver in the Crypt

Philip Sheppard’s previous disc of self-composed music for his five-string electronic cello, ‘The Glass Cathedral’, was warmly received in these...

Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 10/2000

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Christoph Eschenbach

Christoph Eschenbach is perhaps fortunate to have secured a niche in this particular pantheon. His career as a solo pianist...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 13/1999

Cheryl Studer Salzburg Recital

There's a bit of challenge here, a willingness to risk a little more portamento from the singer and a little...

Reviewed in issue 10/1993

Hindemith Symphonies

Hindemith sanctioned the separate performance of the Prelude to his cantata When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd and conducted...

Reviewed in issue 11/1994

Ave Maria Gregorian Chant

This is a remastering of a set of recordings made 40 years ago at Silos, under the direction of Dom...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 12/1996

Boccherini String Quintets

In 1795 Boccherini had completed 113 string quintets with two cellos; in 1796 he returned to string quartets and trios...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 8/1993

Buxtehude Seven Sonatas Op.1

Buxtehude’s Op 1 – seven sonatas for violin, viola da gamba and continuo – may not be the most uniformly...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 3/2010

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