Review: Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered (Joshua Bell, INSO-Lviv SO, Dalia Stasevska, Matt Haimowitz, MDR Leipzig RSO, Dennis Russel Davies)
Brilliant performances of newly discovered concertos by a Ukrainian maverick.
October 2, 2024
Review: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel (Sinfonia of London, John Wilson)
The completist’s Carousel get the John Wilson treatment.
September 30, 2024
Review: Anna Clyne: Shorthand (Yo-Yo Ma, Avi Avital, Pekka Kuusisto, The Knights, Eric Jacobsen)
Star-studded survey shines light on Clyne’s eclectic musical world.
September 27, 2024
Review: Mozart: Requiem (Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon)
Pichon’s perspective brings upswing and insights to Mozart’s swansong.
September 25, 2024
Review: Gerhard: Don Quixote, Alegrías & Pedrelliana (BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena)
A great, under-represented 20th-century ballet score, stunningly recorded.
September 23, 2024
Review: To Sing of Love (VOCES8, Jack Liebeck, Barnaby Smith)
Ravishing singing and playing from the VOCES8 stable.
September 19, 2024
Review: Reissues: Orozco and Firkušný: Two pianists, both must-haves
Eloquence celebrates two remarkable 20th-century pianists.
September 17, 2024
Review: Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin (Julian Prégardien, Kristian Bezuidenhout)
A fresh take on Schubert’s masterpiece from the son of a master singer.
September 16, 2024
Review: Jane Stanley: Cerulean Orbits (The Hermes Experiment, Red Note Ensemble)
Stanley's compositions shine on first album of chamber works .
September 11, 2024
Review: Meyerbeer: Le Prophète (London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder)
Meyerbeer’s Anabaptist epic is revealed in its full colours.
September 9, 2024
Review: Christopher Sainsbury: Singing Stone (Ken Murray)
Sainsbury’s exploratory guitar works brought to life in new survey.
September 6, 2024
Review: In the Twilight (Cassandra Wright, Harry Rylance)
A sensuous, evocative debut recital disc from a young Australian soprano.
September 3, 2024
Review: Bruckner from the Archives: Volumes 1 to 3 (Berlin Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
Trawling the Bruckner Archives unearths undiscovered treasures.
August 30, 2024