Newest Reviews

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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]

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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (CRQ Editions)

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

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Skrzydlewski: Piano works (Acte Préalable)

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

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Organ Music in New England (Acis Productions)

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

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Korngold: Captain Blood & other filmscores (Naxos)

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

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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]