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Finzi Dies Natalis

In liturgical terms, we have seen Finzi’s music (as represented here by Dies natalis) advance in our times from the...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2008

Converse (The) Mystic Trumpeter

Frederick Converse (1871­1940)‚ a pupil of George Chadwick and Joseph Rheinberger‚ was the first American to have an opera produced...

Reviewed in issue 13/2002

Haydn's English Friends

Apart from the odd baryton trio, there cannot, one supposes, be many of Haydn’s works which have not yet been...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 2/2001

Koussevitzky conducts Tchaikovsky

There have been comparatively few Koussevitzky reissues in the 40-odd years since the conductor retired, but in recent times Pearl...

Reviewed in issue 3/1993

Andrea Bocelli - Opera Arias

Readers may have been intrigued, as I have, by placards in the London Underground and elsewhere advertising a gallery of...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1998

Serenades for String Orchestra

The sound of the London Chamber Orchestra here is so immediate that one almost smells the rosin from their bows...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1990

Quartz Saxophone Quartet - Faces

The Quartz Saxophone Quartet’s recital is the latest of a series of Black Box releases featuring the instrument. The Quartz’s...

Reviewed in issue 9/1999

Tormis Forgotten Peoples

The Estonian composer, Veljo Tormis, has long pursued a mission to preserve the musical heritage of the minority groups—the Forgotten...

Reviewed in issue 10/1992

Bach Lute Works (Original version for 10-string guitar)

Whether or not the description of these as ‘lute’ works is justified has long been a matter for debate, and...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 11/2000

Stravinsky Rite of Spring; Shostakovich Sym 1

Maybe it is because I've simply heard too many Rite's lately—having sat through 28 or more for last month's Gramophone...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 10/1992

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