Review: The Unreleased Masters (Jessye Norman, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra)
From Isolde to Cleopatra, Decca unearths treasures the artist thought should languish in the vaults.
March 17, 2023
Review: Hough, Dutilleux & Ravel: Strings Quartets (Takács Quartet)
Takács Quartet's latest sees 2023 off to a flying start.
March 16, 2023
Review: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Claudia Huckle, Nicky Spence, Justin Brown)
Stripped down Mahler reveals intimate exoskeleton beneath the behemoth.
March 14, 2023
Review: Reich: String Quartets (Mivos Quartet)
Echos of Kronos in Mivos Quartet’s new Steve Reich survey.
March 13, 2023
Review: English Music for Strings (Sinfonia of London, John Wilson)
Wilson's Sinfonia of London revel in 20th-century string favourites.
March 9, 2023
Review: Rhythms of Green & Gold (John Martin)
Collection of retro ragtime blues tinged with green and gold is an Entertainer.
March 7, 2023
Review: Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky on the Piano (Yevgeny Sudbin, Bella Sudbin)
Sudbin and daughter sparkle fairy dust over Tchaikovsky’s works for piano.
March 2, 2023
Review: Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky: Mavra/Iolanta (Bayerisches Staatsorchester)
Mavra and Iolanta, cunningly interwoven? Ranisch almost pulls it off.
February 28, 2023
Review: Schubert Revisited (Matthias Goerne, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)
A subtly colourful celebration of Schubert’s Lieder by master-singer Matthias Goerne.
February 23, 2023
Review: Violin & Piano Sonatas 1 & 2 (Chloé Charody)
Charody’s theatrical sonatas work a treat, even shorn of their visuals.
February 21, 2023
Review: A Shropshire Lad (Roderick Williams, Hallé, Mark Elder)
More is more in these tasteful orchestrations of English song favourites.
February 20, 2023
Review: Arnold: Clarinet concerto and Orchestral works (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba)
Dazzling light and darker shades from Malcolm Arnold.
February 18, 2023
Review: James MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio (Lucy Crowe, Roderick Williams, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Mark Elder)
A heartfelt, fervently performed Christmas Oratorio for today.
February 17, 2023