''International Record Review'' was an independent British monthly classical music magazine. First published in March 2000, and defunct by April 2015 according to its website,International Record Review websit

Retrieved 3 April 2015. the magazine reviewed classical music CDs, DVDs and books. Its format was similar to that of its competitors, the long established '' Gramophone (magazine), Gramophone'' and the more recent '' BBC Music Magazine'': CD and DVD reviews were divided into

orchestral An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ...

chamber Chamber or the chamber may refer to: In government and organizations * Chamber of commerce, an organization of business owners to promote commercial interests *Legislative chamber, in politics * Debate chamber, the space or room that houses delib ...

instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

, choral,

vocal The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production i ...

and opera. Reviews in ''International Record Review'' were more detailed than those appearing in ''Gramophone'' and ''BBC Music Magazine''. Each issue contained a list of new releases and at least one feature article. Following the death in February 2015 of the magazine's publisher and the sole director of International Record Review Limited, Barry Irving,Gramophone magazine announcement of deat

Retrieved 3 April 2015. the company declared itself insolvent in letters to its associates and on its website.

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