Review: Alexander Kastalsky: Requiem
Kastalsky’s grand design is a powerful plea for the coming together of nations.
October 9, 2020
Review: John Sheppard: Media Vita in Morte Sumus
John Sheppard’s famous meditation on mortality reshaped by Skinner.
October 8, 2020
Review: Dunhill & Erlanger: Piano Quintets (Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane)
More musical gold from the old country unearthed by the Goldners and Piers Lane.
October 7, 2020
Review: Guarnieri: Choros I, Seresta
The "Brazilian Mozart" offers an alternative to Villa-Lobos.
October 6, 2020
Review: La Francesina: Handel’s Nightingale
Bright new Belgian soprano introduces Handel’s forgotten final muse.
October 5, 2020
Review: Ethel Smyth: The Prison (Experiential Orchestra)
American forces on British label deliver the key to Ethel Smyth’s Prison.
October 4, 2020
Review: Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Debut Album)
Old music, new colours, new players? A winner.
October 3, 2020
Review: Respighi: Roman Trilogy (John Wilson, Sinfonia of London)
London band goes on a vibrant and Fellini-like Roman holiday.
October 2, 2020
Review: Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero
Noseda blends lyricism and atonality in Dallapiccola’s psychological masterpiece.
October 1, 2020
Review: Elgar: Sea Pictures & Falstaff (Staatskapelle Berlin)
Barenboim and co. get to the heart of Elgar's most "English" scores
September 30, 2020
Review: Joseph Tawadros: Live At The Sydney Opera House
A barnstorming concert reveals new details on disc.
September 30, 2020
Review: Igor Levit: Encounter
Another superbly serious encounter courtesy of Igor Levit.
September 29, 2020
Review: Ironwood: Romantic Dreams
Gallic dreams delight with quintet fireworks, both old and new.
September 28, 2020