Review: Schubert: Schwanengesang (André Schuen, Daniel Heide)
Lad from the Dolomites throws his Tyrolean hat in the ring.
December 16, 2022
Review: Stravinsky: Orchestral Works (BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis)
Stravinsky with the rough edges smoothed away.
December 14, 2022
Review: John Adams (Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi)
The Swiss produce a superb 75th birthday celebration of an American great.
December 11, 2022
Review: Leoncavallo: Zingari (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Carlo Rizzi)
Leoncavallo’s torrid Roma tale proves another feather in Opera Rara’s cap.
December 8, 2022
Review: Amanda Lee Falkenberg: The Moons Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Marin Alsop)
An Australian composer offers a majestic evocation of moons near and far.
December 6, 2022
Review: Debussy, Ravel: Transcriptions for Viola (Roger Benedict, Simon Tedeschi)
Benedict and Tedeschi revel in a viola’s take on Debussy and Ravel.
December 3, 2022
Review: Sibelius: Symphony Nos 3, 5 & Pohjola’s Daughter (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali)
Swedes prove equal to Sibelius in hands of dynamic Finn.
December 2, 2022
Review: Mein Traum (Stéphane Degout, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon)
Powerful program and refulgent vocals make Mein Traum a dream of a disc.
November 30, 2022
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov)
Bychkov's new Mahler Five puts all the others in the shade.
November 27, 2022
Review: A Tribute to Pauline Viardot (Marina Viotti, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset)
Viotti delivers a textbook example of great singing.
November 20, 2022
Review: Perspective & Celebration: Beethoven & Mendelssohn (Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Richard Gill, Rachael Beesley)
ARCO’s debut disc is a fitting, ebullient tribute to founder, Richard Gill.
November 19, 2022
Review: Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works (Krystian Zimerman)
Zimerman brings his artistry to the music of Szymanowski.
November 17, 2022
Review: Visions (Tamara Stefanovich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard)
The bells, the bells. Aimard and Stefanovich ring out loud and clear.
November 13, 2022