Review: Weber: Euryanthe (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Constantin Trinks)
Jacquelyn Wagner, and a first-rate musical reading all round, uncovers a masterpiece.
July 19, 2020
Review: Raphael: String Quartets (Acacia Quartet)
Aussie quartet rediscovers a 20th-century German master.
July 18, 2020
Review: Handel: Agrippina (Joyce DiDonato, Franco Fagioli)
Make room in your collection – this Agrippina’s one for the ages.
July 16, 2020
Orchestral
Review: A New Century (Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst)
A snapshot of the Cleveland Orchestra, circa 2020.
July 15, 2020
Review: L’Arte di diminuire (L’Estro d’Orfeo, Leonor de Lera)
Diminishing in name, but not quality, in ye olde improvisations
July 13, 2020
Review: Parry: Judith (London Mozart Players, William Vann)
Parry’s unjustly neglected oratorio sees light of day in a committed recording.
July 12, 2020
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