Review: Handel: Brockes-Passion (Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr)
Egarr’s Easter egg – move over Bach, there’s a new Passion in town.
January 6, 2020
Alexandra Coghlan
Alexandra Coghlan is the classical music critic for the New Statesman, and also writes for The Independent, The Times, Opera, Prospect, Gramophone and The Monthly. She was formerly performing arts editor at Time Out Sydney and editor of Sinfini.
Articles by Alexandra Coghlan
Review: An American Song Album (Melody Moore, Bradley Moore)
A solo debut of startling quality announcing a major new talent.
November 8, 2019
Review: Leonardo: Shaping the Invisible (I Fagiolini/Robert Hollingworth)
A bold anniversary tribute to Leonardo da Vinci.
November 8, 2019
Review: Hieronymus Praetorius (His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts/Skinner)
Magnificent soundscapes from a neglected polychoral master.
October 7, 2019
Review: Salieri: Tarare (Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset)
Frothy piece of silliness given most stylish treatment.
September 9, 2019
Review: Verdi & Donizetti: Opera Arias (Michael Fabiano)
Bel canto blitz – an outstanding debut from the next big tenor.
September 9, 2019
Review: Sibelius: Kullervo (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Dausgaard)
A rough-hewn musical woodcut brings plenty of raw beauty.
September 2, 2019
Review: Songs of Renewal (Bath Camerata/Benjamin Goodson)
New music for a new era from one of the UK’s finest choirs.
July 30, 2019
Review: If (Iestyn Davies, Fretwork)
Musical worlds collide fruitfully in Iestyn Davies’ latest recital.
July 30, 2019
Review: Au Long de la Loire (Ensemble Jacques Moderne/Joel Suhubiette)
Travel through time in compelling musical voyage down the Loire.
July 1, 2019
Review: Handel: Acis and Galatea (The Sixteen/Harry Christophers)
The Sixteen brings intimacy and lightness of touch.
June 3, 2019
Review: Sirènes (Stephanie d’Oustrac)
Three mighty Romantics in miniature in seductive recital.
June 3, 2019
Review: Spring Will Come (Helsinki Chamber Choir/Nils Schweckendiek)
A sweetly sugared recital of 19th-century Finnish choral rarities.
April 8, 2019