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More songs my father taught me

Sir Thomas dedicated the first volume (5/02) to the memory of his father, who had these songs always at hand...

Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 8/2003

McCabe Symphony No 4; Flute Concerto

Hyperion continues its eloquent efforts on behalf of John McCabe (b.1939) with this exemplary pairing of two of his most...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 1/2000

Rossini Unpublished Arias for Tenor

This collection of little-known, mainly early, arias and scenas for tenor and orchestra by Rossini is not, strictly speaking, a...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 4/1997

Holborne - My Selfe

A whole disc of Holborne’s music, for which I have long had special affection, is a delightful prospect in itself;...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1999

Chopin Waltzes

Maria Joao Pires sets the 14 Waltzes of the standard edition in the order adopted by Dinu Lipatti (HMV mono...

Reviewed in issue 1/1985

Beethoven Diabelli Variations

This is the most intelligent, searching and sheerly delightful account of the Diabelli Variations to have reached us since Alfred...

Reviewed in issue 8/2001

Something New

Brass music continues to flourish in the UK, as these discs confirm. “Something New” focuses on the repertoire of the...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 1/2009

Korngold Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Op 35

Was it just coincidence that Korngold followed Tchaikovsky in giving his D major Violin Concerto the opus number 35? Passionate...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2004

Lieder by German Opera Composers

For all but the most knowledgeable in Lieder this will be a real and fascinating voyage of discovery. Each of...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 1/1996

Saxophone Concertos

The immediate stimulus for this varied and generously filled CD is provided by two recent saxophone concertos dedicated to Nobuya...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 7/2008

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