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JACQUET OF MANTUA Choral Works

Jacquet of Mantua has had a rough time over the years. Already in the 1930s the German scholar Hans Huber...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 04/2025

HAYDN Die Schöpfung (Rattle)

Over three decades ago Simon Rattle’s English-language Creation (EMI/Warner, 4/91) got pretty short shrift in these pages for ‘its air...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 04/2025

FAURÉ La bonne chanson and other songs (Nicky Spence)

Nicky Spence turns to Fauré for his new recital with Julius Drake, a beautifully programmed disc that surveys the dominant...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 04/2025

DOHERTY Snow Dance for the Dead

Irish composer Seán Doherty has an impressive roster of awards and performances under his belt, but so far a discography...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2025

BRITTEN Canticles RAINIER Cycle for Declamation

Here’s a classy new rendering of Britten’s five Canticles to set alongside those distinguished versions from the likes of Peter...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 04/2025

BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem (Nagano. Gardner)

Two German Requiems appear almost simultaneously, with a number of similarities but also, as is evident from the repertoire lists...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 04/2025

BOISMORTIER Les Quatre Saisons

In February 1724 Boismortier obtained a royal privilege permitting him to engrave, publish and sell his works. Printed soon afterwards,...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 04/2025

Schubert + Voříšek + Chopin + Scriabin (Can Çakmur)

Can Çakmur continues his Schubert-plus series with a programme of impromptus that effectively meets his aim of showing Schubert ‘at...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 04/2025

Bertrand Chamayou: Ravel Fragments

If you love Ravel and enjoy recordings that defamiliarise music you thought you knew, this collection should captivate you. It...

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 04/2025

Tamara Stefanovich: Organised Delirium

In her booklet comments, Tamara Stefanovich recalls playing Boulez’s Second Sonata for the composer, and how he conducted her playing...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2025

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