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FAURÉ Nocturnes & Barcarolles (Marc-André Hamelin)

To whichever composer Marc-André Hamelin turns his (amazing) hand(s), he reinvents himself, chameleon-like, to convince you that he is the...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2023

From Mannheim to Berlin - Sonatas for Violoncello Piccolo

This is simply lovely. The violoncello piccolo is slightly smaller than the normal instrument and tuned a fifth higher; the...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 10/2023

LISZT Faust Symphony (Karabits)

Following his earlier recordings of Liszt’s Sardanapalo (2/19) and A Dante Symphony (4/20) for Audite, Kirill Karabits now turns his...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 10/2023

FUCHS Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Wilson)

This issue marks the first foray into contemporary repertoire by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London. The four works...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 10/2023

Juliet Fraser: What of Words and What of Song

At a difficult time for UK new music (the much-loved contemporary ensemble Psappha depressingly having taken the decision to close...

Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 09/2023

Lawrence Brownlee: Rising

American tenor Lawrence Brownlee’s new recording is a very personal project – a disc with a mission. ‘Rising’, in the...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 09/2023

Benjamin Appl: Forbidden Fruit

This is not the first concept album based around the original sin in the Garden of Eden. It’s not even...

Reviewed by Neil Fisher in issue: 09/2023

Robyn Allegra Parton: Burnished Gold

It is refreshing to encounter a singer – Robyn Allegra Parton – whose gifts of curation are it would seem...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 09/2023

R STRAUSS Lieder (Thomas Laske)

The name of the German baritone Thomas Laske is new to me, as indeed is that of his superb partner...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 09/2023

SELLE Johannes Passion (Adamske) ROLLE Lukas-Passion (Willens)

These two Lutheran Passions from opposite ends of the Baroque spectrum show how approaches to setting the gospel accounts of...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 09/2023

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