Review: Prism V (Danish String Quartet)
Beethoven’s final utterance and Webern’s earliest conclude Danish String Quartet series.
July 24, 2023
Review: Byrd 1589 (Alamire, Fretwork, David Skinner)
Alamire flies high with another William Byrd song collection.
July 20, 2023
Review: Geoffrey Allen: Complete Piano Sonatas (Murray McLachlan)
Geoffrey Allen: a major discovery for piano lovers.
July 17, 2023
Review: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Semyon Bychkov)
Bychkov’s dramatic instincts craft a Resurrection full of light and shade.
July 14, 2023
Review: Price, Bruch: Violin Concertos (Randall Goosby, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
Three exciting discoveries: Florence Price’s concertos and Randall Goosby’s violin.
July 12, 2023
Review: Spontini: La Vestale (Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset)
Spontini’s greatest hit gets the revelatory back-to-basics treatment.
July 10, 2023
Review: Gratitudes (Slava Grigoryan)
More than a surfeit of drifty, dreamy guitar music from Slava.
July 5, 2023
Review: The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos (Garrick Ohlsson, Grand Tetons Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles)
This cycle hits the highs - both geographically and musically.
July 3, 2023
Review: Piers Lane Goes to Town Again (Piers Lane)
Encores take centre-stage in Piers Lane’s entertaining recital.
June 28, 2023
Review: Reissues: Podger’s Vivaldi, Doráti in Mono, and Mahler by Leinsdorf
A Vivaldi set to cherish, a Hungarian maestro makes his mark, and pitch-perfect Mahler.
June 27, 2023
Review: From Venice to Versailles (The Muffat Collective)
Home-grown Baroque foursome make a debut to savour.
June 26, 2023
Review: Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Les Arts Florissants, William Christie)
Moderation wins over mirth and melancholy in Christie’s take on a Handel curiosity.
June 22, 2023
Review: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä)
Vänskä’s poise and heart combine to produce a tremendous Ninth.
June 19, 2023