Newest Reviews
Lise Davidsen (soprano): Live at the Met (Decca)
The soloist shines in this live recital; the technical side of things is disappointing [MP]
Defending the Music (Oxford University Press)
An absorbing book which will entertain and enlighten you on page after page [JQ]
Duruflé, Howells: Requiems (Regis)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully crafted, inspired music in immaculate performances [JQ]
Continental Britons. The Émigré Composers (Nimbus Records)
(Déjà Review) No one with the slightest interest in these composers can fail to be stirred by this release [JW]
Reicha: The Complete Piano Trios (Supraphon)
Pleasant, rather busy music, closer to Mozart than Beethoven, not especially memorable except for Trio No.4 [DJB]
Tchaikovsky, Smetana: Piano Trios (Biddulph)
The immediate post-war Vox chamber music catalogue gives up its secrets in fine restorations [JW]
Telemann: Sieg der Schönheit (cpo)
Superbly produced and significant period opera with much to commend it [DC]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): The Complete Warner Classics Edition (Warner Classics)
A seminal collection of recordings of the staple Romantic repertoire by a great conductor [RMo]
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