Music Review

  1. Xerxes
    Xerxes, Handel, Murray, Kenny, Robson, Bolton
  2. Vives - Dońa Francisquita / Domingo, Arteta, Mirabal, Del Portal, C. Álvarez, C. Chausson, M. Roa
    Vives - Dońa Francisquita / Domingo, Arteta, Mirabal, Del Portal, C. Álvarez, C. Chausson, M. Roa, Amadeo Vives, Miguel Roa, Plácido Domingo, Ainhoa Arteta, Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Coro Titular del Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Linda Mirabal, Enrique R. Del Portal, Carlos Álvarez, Carlos Chausson
  3. Vivaldi (Box Set) [Box set]
    Vivaldi (Box Set), Hafliđi Hallgrímsson, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Antonio Vivaldi, Jaime Laredo, Paul Barritt, Judith Hall, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Brian Thomas, John Tunnell, Paul Manley
  4. Tielman Susato: Dansereye 1551
    Tielman Susato: Dansereye 1551, Tylman Susato, Philip Pickett, New London Consort
  5. Through Countless Halls of Air
    Through Countless Halls of Air, Jager, Rimsky-Korsakov, Toch, Giannini McBeth, John P. Paynter, Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  6. Three Parts upon a Ground: Music by Henry Purcell / Giovanni Battista Buonamente / Giovanni Gabrielli / Biagio Marini / Marco Uccellini / Giovanni Battista Fontana / Louis Constantin / Johann Heinrich Schmelzer / Carolus Hacquart / Carl Rosier / Johann Pachelbel
    Three Parts upon a Ground: Music by Henry Purcell / Giovanni Battista Buonamente / Giovanni Gabrielli / Biagio Marini / Marco Uccellini / Giovanni Battista Fontana / Louis Constantin / Johann Heinrich Schmelzer / Carolus Hacquart / Carl Rosier / Johann Pachelbel, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Louis Constantin, Giovanni Battista Fontana, Giovanni Gabrieli, Carolus Hacquart, Biagio Marini, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Carl Rosier, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Marco Uccellini, John Toll, Nigel North, Andrew Manze, John Holloway, Stanley Ritchie
  7. The Complete Clarinet Music, Vol.2
    The Complete Clarinet Music, Vol.2, Jon Manasse, Carl Maria von Weber, Lukas Foss
  8. Tenors In The Grand Tradition Volume ll
    Tenors In The Grand Tradition Volume ll, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, Georges Bizet, Arrigo Boito, Alexander Borodin, Friedrich von Flotow, Umberto Giordano, Karl Goldmark, Charles Gounod, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Ambroise Thomas, Alberto Erede, Alceo Galliera, Andre Cluytens, Carlo Sabajno, Elie Cohen, Franco Ghione, Giuseppe Patane, Heinrich Bender, Mario Cordone, Nils Grevillius, Tullio Serafin, Umberto Berrettoni, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milan Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti, Orchestre du Theatre National de L'opera-Comique, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden, Stockholm Royal Orchestra, de Paris, Beniamino Gigli, Galliano Masini, Georges Thill, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Giovanni Malipiero, Giuseppe di Stefano, Jussi Björling, Nicolai Gedda
  9. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
    Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. Symphony 1 / Poem for Violin & Orchestra
    Symphony 1 / Poem for Violin & Orchestra, Svetlanov, Oistrakh, State Symphony Orchestra
  11. String Quartets 5, 9 & 12
    String Quartets 5, 9 & 12, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Danubius Quartet
  12. Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Four Pieces for Clarinet, etc.
    Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Four Pieces for Clarinet, etc., Mark Beesley, Charles Neidich, Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft, New York Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Misha Dichter, Diana Montague, Robin Leggate
  13. Stenhammer: Solo Piano Music Vol.2
    Stenhammer: Solo Piano Music Vol.2, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Lucia Negro
  14. Stars of English Oratorio, Vol.1
    Stars of English Oratorio, Vol.1, Edward Elgar, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, Gioachino Rossini, Arthur Sullivan, (Louis) Boyd Neel, George Weldon, Henry Geehl, Leslie Heward, Malcolm Sargent, Maurice Miles, Sir John Barbirolli, Stanford Robinson, Warwick Braithwaite, Boyd Neel String Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden, Florence Austral, Gwen Catley, Heddle Nash, Isobel Baillie, Kathleen Ferrier, Keith Falkner, Oscar Natzke, Webster Booth
  15. Songs From the North
    Songs From the North, Hillevi Martinpelto
  16. Smetana & Franck: String Quartets
    Smetana & Franck: String Quartets, Cesar Franck, Bedrich Smetana, Juilliard Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet
  17. Sinfonia Astral: Capricornio
    Sinfonia Astral: Capricornio, Various Artists
  18. Shostakovich: The Overcoat (Le Manteau)
    Shostakovich: The Overcoat (Le Manteau), Dmitri Shostakovich, Mario Bernardi, Angela Chang, CBC Radio Orchestra
  19. Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe
    Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe, John Dowland, William Byrd, John Wilson, Giles Farnaby, Robert Jones, Anonymous, Robert Johnson, Thomas Morley, Philip Pickett, Rachel Elliott, Meredith Hall, Musician of the Globe, Libby Crabtree, Jacob Heringman, Rosalind Waters, Gary Cooper, Roderick Williams, Joanne Lunn, William Shakespeare
  20. Schubert: Lieder, Vol. 2
    Schubert: Lieder, Vol. 2, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Schubert, Gerald Moore
  21. Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande Op5; Variations Op31
    Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande Op5; Variations Op31, Arnold Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Serkin, Pierre Amoyal
  22. Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis
    Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sir Colin Davis, José Cura, Olga Borodina, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
  23. Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols
    Saint Säens: Christmas Oratorio/Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Egbert Junghanns, Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saens, Martin Flamig, Dresden Philharmonic [strings], Jutta Zoff, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Elisabeth Wilke, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Ute Selbig, Armin Ude, Annette Markert
  24. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18/Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43
    Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18/Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43, Sergey Rachmaninov, Enrique Bátiz, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorge Luis Prats
  25. Power: Missa Alma redemptoris mater; Motets
    Power: Missa Alma redemptoris mater; Motets, Leonel Power, Hilliard Ensemble
  26. Posaunenquintet Berlin
    Posaunenquintet Berlin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, George Frideric Handel, Scott Joplin, Aram Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, John & Paul McCartney Lennon, Johann Chistoph Pezel, Jerry Ross, Stig Rybrant, Samuel Scheidt, Daniel Speer, Siegfried Thiele, Bernd Wefelmeyer, Joachim Klier, Posaunenquintette Berlin, Armin Thalheim, Jorg Lehmann, Norman Reichelt, Ralf Zank, Thomas Richter, Wilfried Helm, Jens Peter Erbe
  27. Paul Hindemith: The Four Temperaments, for Piano & Strings / Piano Concerto - Siegfried Mauser
    Paul Hindemith: The Four Temperaments, for Piano & Strings / Piano Concerto - Siegfried Mauser, Paul Hindemith, Werner Andreas Albert, Siegfried Mauser, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
  28. Opera Fantasy For Guitar
    Opera Fantasy For Guitar, Julian Arcas, Manuel Ferrer, Mauro Giuliani, Charles Gounod, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Francisco Tarrega, Pepe Romero
  29. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [Box set] [Import]
    Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Modest Mussorgsky, Herbert von Karajan, Salzburg Vienna Philharmoniker, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Philharmoniker, Alexei Maslennikov, Anton Diakov, Biserka Cvejic, Galina Vishnievskaya, Gregor Radev, Leo Heppe, Ludovic Spiess, Margarita Lilova, Martti Talvela, Milen Paounov, Milen Paunov, Nadya Dobriyanova, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Olivera Miljakovic, Paul Karolidis, Rudolf Frese, Sabin Markov, Zoltan Kelemen, Zvonimir Prelcec
  30. Music X: The Sound Of Mystery: Stonehenge: A Moonlight Retreat
    Music X: The Sound Of Mystery: Stonehenge: A Moonlight Retreat, Various Artists
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  32. Mravinsky Live - Salmanov: Symphony No. 2 / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
    Mravinsky Live - Salmanov: Symphony No. 2 / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Vadim Nikolayvich Salmanov, Dmitry Shostakovich, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
  33. Mozart: Flute Concertos, Clarinet Concerto
    Mozart: Flute Concertos, Clarinet Concerto, Robert Marcellus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Szell, English Chamber Orchestra, Eugenia Zukerman, Cleveland Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman
  34. Mozart: Concerto Nos. 19 & 20
    Mozart: Concerto Nos. 19 & 20, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Szell, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
  35. Mozart: 15 Famous Symphonies (Box Set) [Box set]
    Mozart: 15 Famous Symphonies (Box Set), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Barry Wordsworth, Capella Istropolitana
  36. Most Beautiful Opera Ever [Import]
    Most Beautiful Opera Ever, Various Artists
  37. Messe de la Nativité de la Vierge
    Messe de la Nativité de la Vierge, Perotin, Plainchant, Anonymous, Leonin, Ensemble Organum, Marcel Péres
  38. Mendelssohn: Complete String Symphonies, Vol.3
    Mendelssohn: Complete String Symphonies, Vol.3, Felix Mendelssohn, Lev Markiz, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam
  39. Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant in Bm; Concerto for violin in Dm
    Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant in Bm; Concerto for violin in Dm, Felix Mendelssohn, Lev Markiz, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen
  40. Luigi Boccherini: String Quintets, Op. 11, Nos. 4-6
    Luigi Boccherini: String Quintets, Op. 11, Nos. 4-6, Anner Bylsma, Kenneth Slowik, Luigi Boccherini, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Anthony Martin, Jorie Garrigue, Marilyn McDonald
  41. Louis Andriessen: Trilogy of the Last Day
    Louis Andriessen: Trilogy of the Last Day, Louis Andriessen, Reinbert de Leeuw, ASKO Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Ferco Kol
  42. Live from Spivey Hall
    Live from Spivey Hall, Johann Sebastian Bach, Dudley Buck, Ernesto Lecuona, Dan Locklair, Leo Sowerby, Jon Spong, Louis Vierne, Charles-Marie Widor, Alan Morrison
  43. Liberty Tree: American Music 1776-1861
    Liberty Tree: American Music 1776-1861, American Traditional, William Billings, Jeremiah Ingalls, Jacob French, Scottish Traditional, Janaziah, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
  44. KODÁLY / BARTÓK: Mackerras - Scottish Chamber (SACD Hybrid)
    KODÁLY / BARTÓK: Mackerras - Scottish Chamber (SACD Hybrid), Zoltán Kodály
  45. Josquin Desprez: Missa "La Sol Fa Re Mi"; Inviolata
    Josquin Desprez: Missa "La Sol Fa Re Mi"; Inviolata, Josquin Desprez
  46. Jeepers Creepers: Original Motion Picture Score [Soundtrack]
    Jeepers Creepers: Original Motion Picture Score, Lawton / Brown / Smith / Lang / Benson, Bennett Salvay, Bennett / Salva, Victor Salvay, Harry Warren, Bennett Salvay, Henry Hall, Paul Whiteman, BBC Dance Orchestra
  47. Italian Violin Concertos
    Italian Violin Concertos, Pietro Nardini, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Antonio Vivaldi, Helmut Koch, Robert Kobler, Berliner Kammerorchester, Kammerorchester Berlin, Manfred Scherzer
  48. In Flanders Fields 12
    In Flanders Fields 12, Jongen/Lesur/Westerlinck/&
  49. In Flanders Fields 10
    In Flanders Fields 10, Jongen/Franck/D'hoedt
  50. Ignacy Jan Paderewski
    Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Fryderyk Chopin, Franz Liszt, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Franz Schubert, Ignace Jan Paderewski
  51. Hindemith: Viola Sonatas
    Hindemith: Viola Sonatas, Paul Hindemith, Roland Pöntinen, Nobuko Imai
  52. Hartmann: Symphony No2; Gesangsszene zu Giraudoux' Sodom & Gomorrha
    Hartmann: Symphony No2; Gesangsszene zu Giraudoux' Sodom & Gomorrha, Siegmund Nimsgern, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Bamberg Symphony Chorus
  53. Handel - Saul / Fischer-Dieskau ˇ Rolfe Johnson ˇ Esswood ˇ Varady ˇ Gale ˇ Harnoncourt
    Handel - Saul / Fischer-Dieskau ˇ Rolfe Johnson ˇ Esswood ˇ Varady ˇ Gale ˇ Harnoncourt, George Frideric Handel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady, Concentus musicus Wien, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor, Elizabeth Gale, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Matthias Holle
  54. Frauenliebe Und Leben / Dichterliebe
    Frauenliebe Und Leben / Dichterliebe, Schumann, Lotte Lehmann
  55. Franz Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Volume II
    Franz Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Volume II, Franz Schubert, Andreas Groethuysen, Yaara Tal
  56. Franz Halász Plays Gerhard, Turina, Falla & José
    Franz Halász Plays Gerhard, Turina, Falla & José, Manuel de Falla, Roberto Gerhard, Antonio Jose Martinez Palacios, Joaquin Turina, Franz Halasz
  57. Famoso Tenoe Lirico Canta Repertorio Espanol E
    Famoso Tenoe Lirico Canta Repertorio Espanol E, Tito Schipa
  58. Dvorak: Cello Concerto In B/Symphony No.9
    Dvorak: Cello Concerto In B/Symphony No.9, Heinrich Schiff, Antonin Dvorak, Antal Dorati, Sir Colin Davis, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
  59. Debussy: Images I & II; Children's Corner; Préludes [Box set]
    Debussy: Images I & II; Children's Corner; Préludes, Claude Debussy, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
  60. Cuatro Estaciones Musica del Agua y Joy/Various [Box set]
    Cuatro Estaciones Musica del Agua y Joy/Various, Various Artists
  61. Conciertos Brandenburgueses 2: 4-6
    Conciertos Brandenburgueses 2: 4-6, Bach, Virtuosi Di Lugano
  62. Composers in Person: Kabalevsky
    Composers in Person: Kabalevsky, Kabalevsky, Oistrakh, Gilels, Papov
  63. Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 8: Cello Sonatas
    Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 8: Cello Sonatas, Mischa Maisky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Martha Argerich
  64. Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 15: Works for Wind Ensemble
    Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 15: Works for Wind Ensemble, Gunter Piesk, Henning Trog, Karl Leister, Peter Geisler, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Bourgue, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Berliner Philharmoniker, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Gerd Seifert, Manfred Klier, Gerhard Stempnik, Hans Elhorst, Heinz Holliger, Lothar Koch
  65. Chopin: Roots (Racines) - Dances from the Polish Plains
    Chopin: Roots (Racines) - Dances from the Polish Plains, Polish Traditional, Fryderyk Chopin, Zespol Polski, Maria Pomianowska, Maria Krupowies, Marta Stanislawska
  66. Chopin: Polonaises No7; Berceuse in Df
    Chopin: Polonaises No7; Berceuse in Df, Fryderyk Chopin, Fou Ts'ong
  67. Charles Avison & Domenico Scarlatti: Twelve Concerti Grossi
    Charles Avison & Domenico Scarlatti: Twelve Concerti Grossi, Denis Vigay, Domenico Scarlatti, Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown, Malcolm Latchem
  68. Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Sonatas 1-3 - Janos Starker / Rudolf Firkusny
    Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Sonatas 1-3 - Janos Starker / Rudolf Firkusny, Janos Starker, Bohuslav Martinu, Rudolf Firkusny
  69. Benjamin Britten: Piano Concerto; Soirées Musicales; Matinées Musicales
    Benjamin Britten: Piano Concerto; Soirées Musicales; Matinées Musicales, Benjamin Britten, Kimmo Korhonen, Okko Kamu, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Ralf Gothani, Ralf Gothoni
  70. Bella Madre De'Fiori
    Bella Madre De'Fiori, Susanne Ryden
  71. Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 9, & 10
    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 9, & 10, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Casadesus, Zino Francescatti
  72. Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18 Nos. 1, 4, & 6, Op. 59 Nos. 3 "Razmovsky", Op. 05 "Serioso"; String Quintet Op. 29
    Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18 Nos. 1, 4, & 6, Op. 59 Nos. 3 "Razmovsky", Op. 05 "Serioso"; String Quintet Op. 29, Mischa Schneider, Ludwig van Beethoven, Budapest Quartet, Budapest String Quartet, Boris Kroyt, Milton Katims, Alexander Schneider, Edgar Ortenberg, Joseph Roisman
  73. Beethoven: "Emperor" Concerto
    Beethoven: "Emperor" Concerto, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Bishop Kovacevich
  74. Baroque Sacré en Europe
    Baroque Sacré en Europe, Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Ludwig Bach, Johann Michael Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, Carl Stamitz, Michel Laplenie
  75. Baroque Chamber Music
    Baroque Chamber Music, Dietrich Becker, Louis-Antoine Dornel, Johann Kaspar Kerll, Jean-Marie (i) Leclair, Jacques-Christophe Naudot, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Musica Antiqua Köln
  76. Baker/Rochberg/Rorem: Piano Trios
    Baker/Rochberg/Rorem: Piano Trios, Peter Wiley, David Baker, George Rochberg, Ned Rorem, Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler, Ida Kavafian
  77. Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ
    Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Butt
  78. Arno Babadjanyan: Composer And Pianist
    Arno Babadjanyan: Composer And Pianist, Alexander / Babadjanian, Arno Arutiunian, Arno Babadjanyan, A. Mavisakhalyan, Yu Silantiev, A. Tarasov, B. Chekmenyov, All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra, Armenian Radio Orchestra, A. Nikolayev, Alexander Arutiunian, Alexander Arutyunyan, Arno Babadjanyan
  79. All the King's Trumpets
    All the King's Trumpets, Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Giovanni Battista Martini, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Johann Chistoph Pezel, Gottfried Reiche, Georg Philipp Telemann, Robert Valentine, William White, John Wilbye, New York Trumpet Ensemble, Edward Brewer, Edward Carroll
  80. Alexandre Lagoya: Bizet--Carmen Dances
    Alexandre Lagoya: Bizet--Carmen Dances, Isaac Albeniz, Matteo Carcassi, Enrique Granados, Alexandre Lagoya, Alessandro Marcello, Gaspar Sanz, Francisco Tarrega, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Kenneth Sillito, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Alexandre Lagoya
  81. Alexander Tcherepnin: Piano Works
    Alexander Tcherepnin: Piano Works, Alexander Tcherepnin, Martha Braden

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