Review: Intimacies (Mark Isaacs)
Isaacs takes us on a picturesque musical journey, but maybe skip the booklet notes.
November 4, 2020
Review: Soli Deo Gloria (Andrew Balio & Bruce Bengtson)
Andrew Balio and Bruce Bengtson make a compelling case for reimagining Bach’s music for trumpet and organ.
November 2, 2020
Review: Armand-Louis Couperin: Pieces de Clavecin
A Rococo bon bouchée – forget the big wigs and mouches.
November 1, 2020
Review: Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & Seven Romances of Alexander Blok
Passionate advocacy for two poignant Shostakovich chamber works.
October 30, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Transcribed For Piano
Many hands make Beethoven light (sometimes heavy) work.
October 30, 2020
Review: Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe et ses Filles
Troubled textures in French programme of triple-viol transcriptions.
October 29, 2020
Review: Anna Clyne: DANCE – Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
A truly sensational discovery says fasten your seatbelt!
October 28, 2020
Review: Sturm und Drang, Vol. 2: Haydn, Gluck, Vanhal
Mozartists thrill on urgent journey through second installment of Sturm und Drang.
October 27, 2020
Review: Charles Ives: Complete Symphonies (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Dudamel follows Ives’ journey from minor master to maverick.
October 27, 2020
Review: Reawakened: Clarinet concertos by Hamilton, Gipps, Walthew and Ireland
Robert Plane does British music four favours in a treasure trove of discoveries.
October 26, 2020
Review: Koechlin: Les Chants de Nectaire (Nicola Woodward)
Beautifully performed miniatures will enchant lovers of French flute music.
October 23, 2020
Review: Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (London Symphony Orchestra)
Bolstered by vivid leads and the LSO, Rattle’s second Vixen is his best.
October 21, 2020
Review: Alchemy (Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi)
A fine debut from two gifted Australian guitarists.
October 19, 2020