Review: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Kozena, Skelton, Bavarian RSO/Rattle)
Mr and Mrs Rattle invite Skelton to sing of the earth.
Mr and Mrs Rattle invite Skelton to sing of the earth.
Discover Bennett’s choral music in excellent performances.
Stabat Mater has more German efficiency than Latin pathos.
Car’s program is well-sung and played, if curiously put together.
Sampson gives Handel’s Italian cantatas the full operatic treatment.
An attractive selection of RVW rarities, both sacred and secular.
Vocally and emotionally, you longed for the depth of the man himself, but that was just plain unreasonable.
Davis pays homage to the dreamers and the Glorious Dead.
Clayton helps Liszt’s hurled lances to the future find their target.
Malcolm Martineau fleshes out the decade that time forgot.
The Sretensky Monastery Choir brings a powerful sound to sacred and secular Russian music.
Russia’s Sretensky Monastery Choir has a turbulent 600-year history and international clout. The choir’s regent Nikon Zhila tells us about its history and ethos ahead of performances at the Adelaide Festival.
The Song Company delves deep into the Eton Choirbook in vibrant performances with an edge of danger.