Review: Berlioz • Ravel (Ian Bostridge, Seattle SO/Morlot)
Tenor makes a refreshing change on Bostridge’s French odyssey.
July 1, 2019
Review: Elgar: Caractacus (Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society/Martyn Brabbins)
Elgar’s court of King Caractacus is just passing by Brexit Britain.
July 1, 2019
Review: Schütz: Madrigale & Hochzeitsmusiken (Dresdner Kammerchor/Rademann)
A welcome exploration of the younger, more intimate Schütz.
July 1, 2019
Review: Charpentier: Histoires sacrées (Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé)
Wondrous stories: Daucé brings Charpentier’s church tales to life.
July 1, 2019
Review: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol 8 (Jonathan Biss)
Biss balances Beethoven: Eight down, one to go in the American pianist’s masterly set.
July 1, 2019
Review: Bach: Six Solo Cello Suites (Alban Gerhardt)
Gerhardt’s solo Bach shrugs off the straitjacket for a set to live with.
June 24, 2019
Review: Dohnányi: Piano Music Volume 4 (Martin Roscoe)
Roscoe completes glowing tribute to overlooked master.
June 24, 2019
Review: Andrián Pertout: Luz Meridional – 24 Etudes (Michael Kieran Harvey)
Harvey tackles études for Australian composers.
June 24, 2019
Review: Blitzstein: Piano Music Volume 1 (Leonard Lehrman)
Diverse piano vignettes from a forgotten American composer.
June 24, 2019
Review: c.1300–c.2000 (Jeremy Denk)
Denk embarks on a fascinating temporal survey.
June 24, 2019
Review: Jet Set! (Gudrun Sidonie Otto, New Dutch Academy/Simon Murphy)
A fun approach to programming brings the 18th century alive.
June 24, 2019
Review: Busoni: Piano Concerto (Kirill Gerstein)
More is more: Kirill Gerstein makes an eloquent case for the supersize.
June 19, 2019
Review: X (Latitude 37)
Australian baroque band deliver an off-the-beaten-track hit.
June 17, 2019