Reviews
Bach Organ Works – Schübler Chorales and Preludes
The Brilliant label has been flooding the market with Bach organ recordings—some revelatory, others merely adequate, a…
French Song Recital by Jules Bastin
A Gallic Feast, Inadequately Served Mélodies Français Jules Bastin, bass; Paule van den Driessche, piano Hyperion (originally…
Dowland Songs by Agnew and Wilson
Dowland: First and Second Bookes of Songs. Paul Agnew, tenor; Christopher Wilson, lute. Metronome [catalog number not…
Caruso and Ruffo: Historic Duets and Arias from 1913 to 1914
p>Caruso: “Lasciati amar”; “Les rameaux”; “Cuius animam”; “Addio alla madre”; and others. Enrico Caruso, tenor; Titta Ruffo,…
Beethoven Missa Solemnis – Zinman Tonhalle Orchestra
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Luba Orgonášová, soprano; Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano; Rainer Trost, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass; Swiss Chamber…
Delius Piano Music – Abramovic
Delius: Piano Music Charles Abramovic, piano; Davyd Booth, violin Direct-to-Tape DTR2001. Recorded January 2000, Longwood Gardens Music…
Husum Festival: Rare Piano Music and Transcriptions
**Banquet of Rarities: The Husum Festival’s Inaugural Recording** There are festivals, and then there are festivals. Most…
Arnold English Dances and Miniatures – Groves
**Arnold: English Dances, Sinfoniettas, and Other Works** Bournemouth SO, Charles Groves, conductor; Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Ronald Thomas, conductor;…
Bach Harpsichord Works – Richard Egarr
Bach: Harpsichord Works Richard Egarr, harpsichord EMI CDZ 569700 2. Recorded 1995, Church of Maria Minor, Utrecht….
Brahms Lieder – Theo Adam Recital
Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge; “Sonntag”; “Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht”; “Nicht mehr zu dir zu…
Vocal Music Across Five Centuries by I Fagiolini
A SALAD FOR ALL SEASONS Why Insalata? The title—Italian for “salad“—makes perfect sense once you’ve heard this…
Bruckner Symphony No 8 – Saarbrücken Radio Ensemble Skrowaczewski
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Symphony No. 8 Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Ensemble / Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Recorded Kongresshalle, Saarbrücken, 8–9…
Frank Bridge: Enter Spring and Sonata for Cello
Frank Bridge: Enter Spring; Summer; Christmas Dance—Sir Roger de Coverley; Sonata for Cello and Piano; “Go Not,…
Brahms Two Clarinet Sonatas Op 120 – Manno Perl
Johannes Brahms Two Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120: No. 1 in F Minor, No. 2…
Frank Bridge Orchestral Works – BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works, volume 1. Enter Spring; Isabella; Two Poems for Orchestra; Mid of the Night…
Brahms Clarinet and Piano Quintets – Manno Perl
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Piano Quintet in F minor — Op….
Brahms Symphony No 2 and Mendelssohn Italian Symphony by Stokowski
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73; Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A, Op….
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 and Solo Works by Schnabel
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 Intermezzo in E-flat, Op. 117/1 Intermezzo…
William Boyce Pindars Ode and New Year Ode
William Boyce Pindar’s Ode (1741, Dublin version) and New Year Ode (1774) Hanover Band / Graham Lea-Cox…
Bortnyansky Sacred Concertos Volume 5 – Polyansky
Dmitri Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751–1825) Sacred Concertos, Volume 5: Nos. 30–35 Russian State Symphonic Cappella / Valeri Polyansky…



















