Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Who, you might be forgiven for asking, was Eugen Engel (1875-1943)? As Orfeo’s excellent booklet explains, he was a Berlin-based...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 07/2023
You can quibble over the details, but when it comes to adult, mixed-voice choirs – chamber, chapel, church or cathedral...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2023
This second disc from the relatively new ensemble Biscantores has had a long gestation: recorded in September 2020 as Europe...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 07/2023
Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas explains that ‘A Night in Venice’ aims ‘to reimagine a large-scale evening of festivities on the...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 07/2023
Who was Komitas? He was an Armenian priest, composer, choirmaster and ethnomusicologist, born Soghomon Soghomonian (1869-1935), and is widely considered...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 07/2023
When it comes to countertenor Alexander Chance, son of Michael Chance, the Adam’s apple doesn’t fall far from the tree....
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2023
Restless and exciting in equal measure, these committed performances are convincing from the first dramatic intake of breath as they...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 07/2023
For fans of Eric Whitacre’s velvety cushions of vocal balm, the opening tracks of Voces8’s new disc will bring a...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 07/2023
Of Vivaldi’s three surviving serenatas, this one is the least-known, well behind La Senna festeggiante, of which there are at...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 07/2023
Charles Joseph Van Helmont (1715 90) was a church musician who spent most of his working life at the collegiate...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 07/2023
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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