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
Review: Forgotten Russians (Vladimir Feltsman)
A disc of Russian composers who ended up as collateral damage.
May 28, 2019
Review: Private Passions (Mark Bebbington)
Bebbington serves up great music for a great romance.
May 28, 2019
Review: Schumann (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Schumann’s elusive spirit bottled by an astute Frenchman.
May 28, 2019
Review: Galuppi: Piano Sonatas Volume 4 (Peter Seivewright)
Plenty of enthusiasm, but mistakes mar this piano release.
May 28, 2019
Review: Liszt (Boris Giltburg)
Is virtuosity always its own reward?
May 28, 2019
Review: Blue Hour (Andreas Ottensamer)
Two superstars plumb the depths to poetic effect, despite the name.
May 20, 2019
Review: Chaplin’s Smile: Music by Charlie Chaplin (Philippe Quint)
Musical tramp’s delightful ditties make a violinist smile.
May 20, 2019
Review: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (Tinalley String Quartet, Greta Bradman)
And Bradman makes five for some striking Mendelssohn.
May 20, 2019