Review: Arnold Cooke: Piano Trio, Quartet and Quintet (The Pleyel Ensemble)
Cooke is a compelling discovery for lovers of good chamber music.
May 4, 2020
Review: Variety: The Art of Variation (Meret Lüthi, Les Passions de l’Ame)
Violin variations showcase Biber’s retuned sounds.
May 4, 2020
Review: Strangers in Paradise (Diana Tishchenko)
Strangers no more: Tishchenko’s CD debut announces a remarkable talent.
April 30, 2020
Review: Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Berlin Philharmonic)
A great orchestra does Bruckner with eight leading conductors.
April 30, 2020
Review: FS Kelly: Orchestral Works (Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey)
Kelly’s handful of orchestral works see light of day at last.
April 30, 2020
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 4 (Osmo Vänskä)
Vänskä and the Minnesotans turn in heaven-sent Mahler.
April 30, 2020
Review: Bach: Violin Concertos (Kati Debretzeni)
Fresh, vibrant and joyful Bach with a stunning new addition.
April 30, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (Ronald Brautigam)
Second thoughts: Brautigam sets the record straight on fortepiano.
April 30, 2020
Review: Wien (Jonas Kaufmann)
It’s back to Vienna again for Kaufmann’s latest operetta-fest.
April 20, 2020
Review: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (La Nuova Musica, David Bates)
Davies’ Orphic laments might easily set the stones weeping.
April 20, 2020
Review: Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (Giacomo Sagripanti)
Yende and Flórez lend bel canto star power to some rare Rossini.
April 20, 2020
Review: Dusapin: Penthesilea (Frank Ollu)
Dusapin’s glittering, raw-edged score delivers visceral theatre.
April 20, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Leonore, 1805 (René Jacobs)
Fidelio take one: Jacobs makes a case for Beethoven’s first thoughts.
April 20, 2020