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Martin Vocal & Orchestral Works

This is the fourth disc in what is proving an invaluable survey of Frank Martin from Matthias Bamert and the...

Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 3/1996

Berlioz Les Nuits d'ete; Opera Arias

It would be hard to imagine a more inspiriting and rewarding display of Berlioz singing than this from a singer...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1997

Shakespeare's Kingdom

Impulse and order, inspired brainwave and sensible organization; that's what we want, and that's what we get when Graham Johnson...

Reviewed in issue 2/1985

Scriabin Piano Sonatas

Sofronitzki died in 1961 at the age of 60, leaving a great reputation as a performer of the works of...

Reviewed in issue 11/1985

Elgar Enigma Variations. In the South.

Norrington continues his lone crusade in “maintaining the original pure tone which has often been replaced by the continuous vibrato...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 13/2011

Lindberg Mano a mano

Among Finnish guitarist Timo Korhonen’s previous releases, I find the disc of Tárrega’s transcriptions of works by Beethoven, Verdi –...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 6/2007

(The) Feast of St Michael and All Angels

Satrap of heaven, greatest of angels, God’s soldier under whose feet writhed the mighty dragon: oh, there’s high drama attending...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 13/2007

Schumann, R & C Piano Works

The chief interest here is the uniting of Robert and Clara Schumann. And while Robert has the lion’s share of...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2011

Celibidache conducts Bruckner & Schubert

After drought, inundation. Alive, Celibidache recorded virtually nothing; dead, his heirs and their associates in rival companies are tossing boxed...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 7/2000

Grieg; Sibelius Scandinavian Songs

Karita Mattila’s impeccably planned career continues its relentless rise. Having left behind Mozart on the operatic stage, she recently tackled...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 6/2004

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