Review: Richard Rodney Bennett: Symphony No 1, A History of the Thé Dansant (BBC Scottish SO)
Wilson reveals the other side of a British film composer.
June 14, 2019
Review: Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Ensemble Resonanz)
Slow and steady wins in Haydn’s orchestral experiment.
June 14, 2019
Review: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 to 5 (Mitsuko Uchida, Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle)
Uchida’s crystalline Beethoven combines care with flair.
June 14, 2019
Review: La Vida Breve (BBC Philharmonic/Juanjo Mena)
Falla’s breakthrough gets another airing, flamenco and all.
June 14, 2019
Review: Gál: Das Lied der Nacht (Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra)
Osnabrück rediscovers a hit that the Nazis preferred to miss.
June 14, 2019
Review: Bruch: Die Loreley (Stefan Blunier)
Bruch’s early effort proves a Wagner-lite siren song.
June 14, 2019
Review: Handel: Acis and Galatea (The Sixteen/Harry Christophers)
The Sixteen brings intimacy and lightness of touch.
June 3, 2019
Review: Gounod: Le Tribut de Zamora (Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Hervé Niquet)
Gounod’s last stand – premiere recording pays tribute to a master.
June 3, 2019
Review: Anima Sacra (Jakub Józef Orliński)
New kid on the block makes a soul-ravishing debut.
June 3, 2019
Review: Distant Beloved (Simon O’Neill, Terence Dennis)
O’Neill’s Decca recital debut delivers a whole lotta love.
June 3, 2019
Review: Rachmaninov: The Bells, Symphonic Dances (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Jansons)
No bats in this belfry – Jansons rings Rach’s bells with style.
June 3, 2019
Review: Sirènes (Stephanie d’Oustrac)
Three mighty Romantics in miniature in seductive recital.
June 3, 2019
Review: Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis)
Andrew Davis champions Berlioz’s singular child in Melbourne.
May 28, 2019