Review: Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos 1-3 (Chiaroscuro Quartet)
Chiaroscuro lends plenty of light and shade to Papa Jo’s old favourites.
September 12, 2020
Review: Komitas: Divine Liturgy (Latvian Radio Choir)
Komitas reworked explores unusual but captivating Armenian sacred music.
September 11, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trevino)
Trevino reveals himself as a lean, lithe, fresh-sounding Beethovenian.
September 10, 2020
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