All Classical Reviews

Reviews of CDs/albums and gigs of all types of classical music are listed in alphabetical order by principal/first named soloist/performer, orchestra/ensemble, conductor, then composer/principal composer and work/principal work or title of album. Dates in parentheses on this page are the date of the actual review/publication on Rainlore's World of Music, not the release date of the album or date of the gig. (Dates are always in international format, i.e., YYYY/MM/DD.)

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Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - see Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise

Atzmon, Gilad :  In Loving Memory Of America (2009/07/23)

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Bastin, Ben, Trio :  Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Wednesday 23rd March 2011 (2011/03/24)

Bastin, Ben, Trio :  The Missing Piece (2011/03/09)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Cond. Robert Ziegler, with The Burning Bush :  In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

The BBC Concert Orchestra Presents as part of Concert Connections/BBC CO Learning :  Vessels of Sound - A pre-concert programme in the main foyer, Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

Best Of Colliery Bands, The :  The Music Lives On: Now The Mines Have Gone (2010/03/09)

Burning Bush, The, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Cond. Robert Ziegler :  In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

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Czackis, Lloica, and Tangele :  Tangele - The Pulse of Yiddish Tango at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 9th November 2003 (2003/11/12)

Czackis, Lloica, and Andrew Quartermain :  Terezin Cabaret, Leamington Spa Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave., Leamington Spa, Thursday 6th May 2004, 10pm (2004/05/18)

Czackis, Lloica & Tangele :  Tangele - The Pulse of Yiddish Tango (2004/04/27)
 

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Daniel Galay's Klezmer :  Klezcontrol (2003/03/19)

Desperadoes Steel Orchestra :  From the Hills of Laventille - Steel in the Classics (2004/10/18)
 

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Eclectica! :  And This Is One Of Them... (2010/09/01)

Eclectica! :  Flight Of Fancy (2010/12/18)

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Feidman Quartet, Giora, The :  TangoKlezmer: Giora Feidman Quartet at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 23rd October 2003 (2003/10/24)

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Galay's, Daniel, Klezmer :  Klezcontrol (2003/03/19)

Greenbaum, Adrianne; Lieser, Alissa :  Sounds of America (2003/02/20)
 

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Jameson, Bethany, And Viazzani, Romano, In 'The Accordionist' - London Premiere At The New End Theatre, Hampstead, London NW3, Tuesday 5th April, 2011 (Theatrical Review) (2011/04/06)

Jameson, Bethany, Viazzani, Romano :  The Accordionist - Soundtrack From The UK Stage Production (2011/04/11)

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Kriwaczek, Rohan :  Rohan Kriwaczek's Ghost Train (2006/01/31)

Kriwaczek, Rohan :  The Wandering Jew (2005/03/01)

Kriwaczek, Rohan, and Human, John :  Salon Concert Music (2006/01/16)

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Lawrence, Helen, et al :  Shostakovitch - Song Cycle: From Jewish Folk Poetry / Alman - King Ahaz - Opera Excerpts (2004/01/27) (Audio Cassette)

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Martinu Quartet, with Sehnoutka, Miroslav, viola, and Cliffe, Nigel, bass-baritone :  A Terezin Memorial Concert, Leamington Spa Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave., Leamington Spa, Thursday 6th May 2004, 7.30pm (2004/05/16 & 2008/12/14)

Meier, Nicolas - Modern Guitar Orchestra :  Vivaldi - Four Seasons (2010/02/16)

Metamorphic Live At The Red Hedgehog, Highgate, London N6, Friday 15th April 2011 (2011/04/17)

Michelow, Sybil, & Malcolm Williamson :  In Recital (2004/01/27) (Audio Cassette)

Modern Guitar Orchestra - see Meier, Nicolas

Mumbai Jazz - Larry Coryell, Ned McGowan, Ronu Majumdar & Rajesh Rajbhatt At The Purcell Room, SBC, London SE1, Monday 18th April 2011 (2011/04/19)
 

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van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen :  Benkshaft - Yiddishe Lider (2003/12/17)

van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen : Brikele - A Concert Of Yiddish Songs (2003/12/29)

van Oort, Mariejan, & Jacques Verheijen : Mayn Fayfele - Songs of Gebirtig (2003/12/31)
 

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Sadeh, Daphna :  Out of Border (2003/06/30)

Sadeh Neu, Daphna - see Sadeh, Daphna

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra :  Klezmer Nutcracker (2003/04/01)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise - The Crypt, St Giles, Camberwell, London SE5, Friday 11th June 2004 (2004/06/14)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  Inner Noise (2004/01/18)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  The Song Within (2009/11/08)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise :  We Are Falling (2005/04/10)

Soul Of The Fiddle, The - The Fiddle in Traditional Cultures, Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London SE1, Monday 29th March 2004 (2004/04/01)
 

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Trio NoviTango :  Retrato de Astor Piazzolla (2004/04/27)

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The BBC Concert Orchestra Presents as part of Concert Connections/BBC CO Learning :  Vessels of Sound - A pre-concert programme in the main foyer, Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

Viazzani, Romano :  Encore (2010/01/28)

Viazzani, Romano :  Piazzolla - Ángel Suite, Bobiç - Liturgical Suite (2010/01/28)

Viazzani, Romano :  Viazzani takes Stok (2010/01/28)

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Weinstein, Mark :  Milling Time (2004/06/17)

White, Willard W., BBC Concert Orchestra cond. Carl Davis :  A Portrait of Willard W. White, Royal Festival Hall, London SE1, Monday 7th June 2004, 7.30pm (2004/06/10)

World Quintet, The (formerly known as Kol Simcha) :  Live at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 20th November 2003 (2003/11/26)
 

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