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Foulds Hellas; (3) Mantras

A few months ago I had the pleasure of reviewing Lyrita's reissue of John Foulds's Dynamic Triptych for piano and...

Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 5/1993

Marini Curiose & Moderne Inventioni

This interesting programme takes its title from Marini’s description of the music contained in his pioneering Op. 8 collection of...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 9/1997

Mozart Don Giovanni

It would be possible to go through the list of singers and show how each in turn leaves something to...

Reviewed in issue 9/1989

Essential Scarlatti

It was perhaps a little provocative of Olympia to title this disc ''Essential Scarlatti'', which rather implies that his other...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 3/1995

Handel Cantatas & Trio Sonatas

There is a freshness about these performances that suggests a group of young players discovering the music for themselves, their...

Reviewed in issue 1/1998

Willaert; Jachet de Mantoue Mass and Motets

This recording mirrors the courtly lives of the Italian Renaissance nobility. The ensemble from Brittany – named after the Breton...

Reviewed by mberry in issue: 6/2005

Dowland/Henze Spirit of Shakespeare

‘Spirit of Shakespeare’ – the title speaks volumes for the aspirations of this young guitarist; but alas‚ the project itself...

Reviewed in issue 11/2001

Stalder & Reindl: Orchestral Works

Neither of these names are ones you are likely to come across every day. Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder (1725–65)...

Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 9/1989

Arensky Violin Concerto; Taneyev Suite de concert

Though each is problematic in terms of the concert repertoire, these two products of Russia’s Silver Age go well together...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 3/2009

Music for a Summer's Day

This is an unimpressive record. The Pierne Variations are agreeable, sounding like incidental music for some TV pastoral romance, but...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 10/1986

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