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Bingham; Vaughan Williams Masses

A fine record – but your reviewer’s initial reaction to the recorded sound was that he didn’t like it at...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2005

Nicola Matteis Ayres for the Violin

Devotees of John Evelyn's diary may recall an entry for November 19th, 1674 in which he extolled the virtues of...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1992

Bartok/Beethoven String Quartets

There is much to enjoy in the playing of this young German quartet—both interpretations on their new disc are thoroughly...

Reviewed in issue 12/1992

Schreker (Der) ferne Klang

Franz Schreker completed the libretto of Der ferne Klang in 1903 but the premiere of the finished opera didn’t take...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 13/2011

Shostakovich Symphonies Nos 6 & 12

In an increasingly crowded field, neither of these discs is going to threaten existing preferences, although both will appeal to...

Reviewed in issue 11/1999

Saxton Orchestral & Vocal Works

If you already have the excellent EMI disc of Robert Saxton's orchestral works from the mid-1980s (4/90), this new Collins...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 4/1992

Smetana The Two Widows

The two widows is one of Smetana's most delightful operas, and if it has not quite caught on in these...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 10/1994

Rautavaara Rasputin

Now in his late seventies, Rautavaara has 10 operas to his name and his latest – about the éminence grise...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 3/2006

New Year's Day Concert 2002

In commendably quick time Philips bring out this latest New Year Concert with Seiji Ozawa the 11th conductor to direct...

Reviewed in issue 4/2002

Beethoven Symphony 9

The thought is bound to cross one’s mind. Is it worth disinterring and reissuing on CD a performance of a...

Reviewed in issue 12/2001

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