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...
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PUCCINI La fanciulla del West
Any new recording of Fanciulla confronts the most troublesome opera of Puccini’s maturity, though since this one is live, it’s...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2011
MOZART The Magic Flute
This Magic Flute, which is performed in English, should come with a warning. You have to look closely at the...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011
KORNGOLD Die tote Stadt
Both recent productions (2009) of Korngold’s masterpiece testify to its continuing appeal to audiences and directors alike. The casting of...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2011
HANDEL Alcina
It’s quite a surprise to find a Handel opera emanating from Vienna, albeit with a foreign orchestra and production team:...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011
Treasures of Christ Church
Every composition on this disc has a strong connection with Christ Church, Oxford, and the programme includes works by directors...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011
Songs of Farewell
‘Scratch a French composer and underneath you’ll find Massenet; scratch an English composer and you’ll find Parry.’ Parry’s choral masterpieces,...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 12/2011
Lamentazione
The logo of Les Arts Florissants incorporates its customary ‘William Christie’ but this concert at the historic abbey in Ambronay...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2011
In the Beginning
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, was founded in 2008 and this debut CD will undoubtedly establish them as one...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011
From the Old World to the New
Karina Lucas, a young British singer new to me, and her instrumental accomplices offer an imaginative, offbeat programme framing assuaging...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2011
Ecuador Baroque
A year or so ago I reviewed Hespèrion XXI’s exploration of Latin American music in the 18th century (A/10) and...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2011
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Book review - Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (by Simon Morrison)
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
Review - Berl Senofsky: American Virtuoso
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Review - Max Rostal: Concert Tours 1956-1965
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Review - The Complete Symphonic, Concertante & Sacred Music Recordings (Orch dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Antonio Pappano)
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
Review - recent Mengelberg releases from the archives
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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