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Butterworth, A Symphony No. 4; Viola Concerto

It’s been nearly a decade since the appearance of Douglas Bostock’s pioneering recording of Arthur Butterworth’s epic First Symphony (Classico,...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2009

Donizetti (Il) Diluvio Universale

The “diluvio” of the title, being “universale”, is of course Noah’s Flood, but we can banish all thoughts of the...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 1/2007

Wagner Opera Excerpts

This enthralling set only goes to confirm Furtwangler as the deepest and most satisfying of all Wagner conductors. How sad,...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 4/1994

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

It is hard to realize that when this set appeared in 1952 it was the first studio-made recording of the...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/1994

Rachmaninov Orchestral Works

Here is one of the more distinguished Rachmaninov issues of recent years, indubitably the best of the ongoing Mariss Jansons/St...

Reviewed in issue 12/1993

Vivaldi String Concertos

The Berlin Baroque Soloists have impressed before with the skill and style with which they play 18th-century repertoire on modern...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 6/2008

Brahms; Ligeti Horn Trios

The Danish Horn Trio are a warmly sympathetic Brahmsian team. But of course the horn dominates in the Brahms Trio‚...

Reviewed in issue 9/2002

Bruckner; Duruflé Requiems

Confession time: I have a near obsession with Requiems. Browsing through the shelves, any CD with the word “Requiem” on...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 6/2009

Mahler Symphony No 3

''This is the first time I have ever heard Bernstein conduct Mahler, and I certainly hope that it will not...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 6/1989

R. Strauss/Schumann Works for Horn

Ever since the late 1950s, recordings of the Richard Strauss horn concertos have been over-shadowed by the famous Dennis Brain...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/1988

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