Review: Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Kratzler and Runnicles brilliantly reflect Zemlinsky’s tale of Alma and Alex.
September 9, 2020
Review: Anna Paradiso Plays Paradisi (BIS)
Varied keyboard recital is a match made in paradise.
September 8, 2020
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 7 (Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä)
A siren Song of the Night takes us on a nocturnal journey.
September 7, 2020
Review: Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 (Thomas Dausgaard)
Fine performances from all concerned, but not temperamental enough.
September 7, 2020
Review: William Dawson, Ulysses Kay: Negro Folk Symphony, Fantasy Variations (Arthur Fagen)
A recording that shows Black Music also matters.
September 7, 2020
Review: Vasks: Distant Light (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Gluzman’s enthralling glimpse into Vasks’ world of gunfire and chorales.
September 7, 2020
Review: Beethoven, Gerald Barry: Symphonies Nos 1-3, ‘Beethoven’ & Piano Concerto
Led by Adès, Beethoven and Gerald Barry make for unlikely bedfellows.
September 7, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Lieder (Matthias Goerne & Jan Lisiecki)
Neglected gems get a polish from a master and his apprentice.
September 7, 2020
Review: Rosa Mystica (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer)
Spicer presents a colourful and fragrant musical bouquet of Marian works.
September 7, 2020
Review: James MacMillan: Symphony No. 5 & The Sun Danced (Harry Christophers)
MacMillan plumbs mystical depths with enormous creativity.
September 7, 2020
Review: Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 (Russian National Orchestra)
A thoughtful but emotionally inconsistent account of Shostakovich’s social commentary.
September 6, 2020
Review: Elgar: Violin Concerto (Nicola Benedetti)
Some Elgar to treasure from Britain’s queen of the Strad.
September 5, 2020
Review: Portraits de la Folie (Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ensemble Amarillis)
D’Oustrac and Gaillard make all kinds of madness seem vicariously pleasurable.
September 4, 2020