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Britten: Suite from The Prince of the Pagodas (Chandos)

A welcome reissue of an excellent recording placing Britten’s ballet in context [DHa]

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (CRQ Editions)

Tito Gobbi in one of his great roles at Covent Garden, by way of the BBC [PH]

Skrzydlewski: Piano works (Acte Préalable)

Acte Préalable have unearthed another forgotten name for this recital of idiomatically romantic music [RCh]

Organ Music in New England (Acis Productions)

One of the most imaginative organ discs to come my way in some time [WK]

Korngold: Captain Blood & other filmscores (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) An object lesson in swashbuckling film music [SA]

Ben Heppner sings Scenes from Wagner’s Ring (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) This is a coup for Mr. Heppner, a disc deserving of any number of awards [KS]

Cowie: Rock Music (Métier)

A complex cycle of sonatas inspired by geological processes [JF]

La belle époque des Geloso (Ciar Classics)

World premiere recordings of cheerful, tuneful, uplifting Belle Époque music by a mother and son [RMo]

Donizetti: String Quartet No.7

by Alan George

MusicWeb International has been reviewing classical recordings and presenting articles and interviews for 30 years and has amassed well over 60,000 reviews. New reviews are posted daily Sunday to Thursday (UK time). We have a team of about 30 reviewers, all of whom are volunteers; we always welcome new faces – contact our editor-in-chief John Quinn. We produce the sort of in-depth reviews rarely produced else-where at no charge and it is upon these our reputation rests. Our reviews and other resources published before 2023 when this site was established can be found at our Archive site.