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
Review: Quilter: Songs Volume 3 (Mark Stone, Stephen Barlow)
An English song recital, and for once one to savour in one sitting.
September 4, 2020
Review: David Lang: prisoner of the state (New York Philharmonic)
Lang’s take on Beethoven benefits from strong singing and playing.
September 4, 2020
Review: Bluetongue – Australian Guitar Quartets (Guitar Trek)
Live long and prosper with Guitar Trek’s homegrown Australian classics.
September 3, 2020
Review: JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (Lang Lang)
Music's cure for insomnia, slightly soporific.
September 2, 2020
Review: Anima Rara (Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana)
Jaho’s consummate artistry breathes life into arias to celebrate one of opera’s greats.
September 1, 2020
Review: Schoenberg • Brahms: Violin Concertos (Jack Liebeck)
Liebeck brings plenty of heart to Schoenberg, in a magical pairing with Brahms.
August 28, 2020
Review: Dvořák: Symphony No 6 (Pietari Inkinen)
Inkinen adds another dose of Bohemian elegance to SWR’s ongoing Dvořák series.
August 28, 2020
Review: Paradise Lost
Prohaska and Drake's intriguing programme of songs tells us all about Eve.
August 28, 2020
Review: Howells: Missa Sabrinensis (BBC Concert Orchestra, Bach Choir, David Hill)
Howells’ hidden masterpiece is rescued from obscurity.
August 28, 2020
Vocal & Choral
Review: Michael Daugherty: This Land Sings (Dogs of Desire, David Alan Miller)
Woodie Guthrie inspires a musical monument for our troubled times.
August 28, 2020