Review: Mariss Jansons: The Edition
Lavish, and in high-end audio, a 70-disc set reminds us of the genius that was Jansons.
January 25, 2022
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 6 (Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádam Fischer)
A bleak end perhaps, but Ádam Fischer’s Mahler cycle is still a case for celebration.
January 24, 2022
Review: Lully: Atys (Les Arts Florissants, William Christie)
The production that kick-started the French Baroque revival is back in style.
January 21, 2022
Review: Labyrinths (Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page)
Give yourself over to an orchestra’s unique mixtape.
January 20, 2022
Review: A Dust in Time (Del Sol String Quartet)
A heartfelt response to COVID isolation ardently, eloquently performed.
January 19, 2022
Review: Henze: Das Verratene Meer (Wiener Staatsoper, Simone Young)
Simone Young reveals the terrible beauty in Henze’s Mishima opera.
January 18, 2022
Review: Anima Æterna (Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Pomo d’Oro, Francesco Corti)
The breakdancing Polish countertenor delights in a program of rediscovered gems.
January 17, 2022
Review: Vivaldi: Cantata per soprano I (Arianna Vendittelli, Abchordis Ensemble, Andrea Buccarella)
Vivaldi for voice produces a chamber full of charms.
January 15, 2022
Review: Transatlantic (Berlin Academy of American Music, Garrett Keast)
A terrific mix of Americana, both known and unknown.
January 14, 2022
Review: Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie & Schreker: Prelude to a Drama (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Worth the 30-year wait as Vienna band waxes lyrical with Zemlinsky.
January 13, 2022
Review: Amazone (Lea Desandre)
In Lea Dessandre, baroque's next star has already risen.
January 12, 2022
Review: JS Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol 5 (Benjamin Alard)
Frenchman’s Bach pilgrimage reaches the flowering of the Weimar period.
January 11, 2022
Review: Weinberg: Die Passagierin (Grazer Philharmoniker, Chor Der Oper Graz, Roland Kluttig)
A compelling 20th-century rediscovery makes it to CD at last.
January 10, 2022