Review: Bach: St Matthew Passion (The Choir of Kings College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury)
Cleobury’s final Bach recording: a mixed blessing
July 10, 2020
Review: Grétry: Raoul Barbe Bleue (Orkester Nord, Martin Wählberg)
This disinterred tale of Bluebeard is an absolute killer.
July 9, 2020
Review: Chopin: Piano Concertos (Benjamin Grosvenor)
British star brings clarity and artistry to two well-loved masterpieces.
July 8, 2020
Review: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Trevor Pinnock)
Pinnock stands triumphant on one of the pinnacles of keyboard music.
July 7, 2020
Review: To the Spring (Elena Urioste, Tom Poster)
Grieg's neglected violin sonatas are a musical dose of vitamin D.
July 6, 2020
Review: Rubbra, Bliss: Piano Concertos (Piers Lane)
Piers Lane dazzles, charms and calms in these English concertos.
July 3, 2020
Review: Korngold: Violin Concerto, String Sextet (Andrew Haveron)
Much more Gold than Corn in this glorious CD.
July 2, 2020
Review: Sturm Und Drang: Volume 1 (The Mozartists)
When storm and stress can be a good thing.
July 2, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (Jayson Gillham)
All-Australian Beethoven concerti cycle brings zip and zing to favourites.
July 1, 2020
Review: David Lang: The Loser (Bang on a Can Opera Ensemble)
Lang’s new opera counts the cost of knowing Glenn Gould.
June 22, 2020
Review: Stanford: The Travelling Companion (New Sussex Opera, Toby Purser)
Stanford’s last opera shows extraordinarily dexterous word-setting.
June 22, 2020
Review: Janáček: From The House of The Dead (Simone Young)
Castorf’s take on Janáček’s prison opera sure involves a lot of cooks.
June 22, 2020
Review: Charles-Hubert Gervais: Hypermnestre (György Vashegyi)
Baroque soap opera: Gervais does fifty weddings and a funeral.
June 22, 2020