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ADAMS; CORIGLIANO; GLASS 'Icons'

To grasp the recent evolution of the American violin sonata, one need look no further than this excellent recording of...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2023

Tine Thing Helseth: Seraph

Tine Thing Helseth’s new album marries a number of works by contemporary composers for trumpet and string orchestra with several...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 01/2023

WALKER Sinfonias Nos 1, 4 & 5 (Welser-Möst; Noseda)

As orchestras make their programming more inclusive, I’m grateful they haven’t forgotten George Walker (1922-2018), a modernist whose music carries...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 01/2023

STRAVINSKY Symphony in C. Symphony in Three Movements (Davis)

It’s easy to underestimate the depth and breadth of Andrew Davis’s repertoire and indeed his sterling qualities as a conductor...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 01/2023

SIBELIUS The Tempest (Kamu)

This is welcome indeed: the first commercial recording of non-operatic repertoire from the world’s oldest orchestra for nearly 20 years...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2023

SCHUMANN The Symphonies (Barenboim)

Schumann is naturally a composer close to the heart of Daniel Barenboim’s repertoire, as pianist, chamber musician and conductor. To...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023

SAUNDERS Skin

Void may seem an unappetising title for a work of art, evoking the biblical phrase about the newly created earth...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 01/2023

SANTORO Symphonies Nos 11 & 12; Concerto Grosso

Cláudio Santoro’s music always seems to grab the listener by the throat. He had such an instinct for gesture that,...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 01/2023

Next Generation Mozart Soloists, Vols 3 & 4

The first instalments of this ‘Next Generation Mozart Soloists’ project, sponsored by the Orpheum Foundation of Switzerland, showcased ‘six big...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023

MAYER Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 (de Vriend)

‘The most prolific female composer of the 19th century’ – it’s an achievement of sorts, but Emilie Mayer (1812-83) deserves...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023

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