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KORNGOLD Die tote Stadt (Franck)

This release lifts the audio from the DVD of Kasper Holten’s production of Korngold’s opera released by Opus Arte in...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 07/2022

JANÁCEK Jenůfa (Rattle)

Following the release of Christof Loy’s Deutsche Oper production (8/15), this is the second filmed Jenůfa from Berlin to appear...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 07/2022

HORNEMAN Aladdin

The Overture to Christian Frederik Emil Horneman’s Aladdin was once among the most-performed pieces of Danish music. It is a...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 07/2022

HOLLIGER Lunea

Modernist opera has a thing for men suffering psychological breakdown. Alongside Berg’s Wozzeck, a recent go-to has been the schizophrenic...

Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 07/2022

When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone

‘It’s been done before’, you may say. Well, yes and no. The first thing Nigel Short does in his introduction...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2022

Carolyn Sampson: Trennung - Songs of Separation

With a mixture of composers both beloved and utterly obscure, Carolyn Sampson and Kristian Bezuidenhout elect to start their often...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 07/2022

Golda Schultz: This Be Her Verse

In her debut solo recital recording, South African soprano Golda Schultz emerges as a master storyteller, an enterprising programmer and,...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 07/2022

Master & Pupil: Exploring the Influences and Legacy of Claudio Monteverdi

The Belfast-based vocal ensemble Sestina was founded by Mark Chambers in 2011. A decade later they have released their debut...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2022

Jakub Józef Orliński: Farewells

Many surprises here, starting with Jakub Józef Orliński appearing on the album cover looking thoroughly adult and fully clothed (no...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 07/2022

VIVALDI La Senna festeggiante

Those who enjoy Vivaldi as a composer of brilliantly attractive vocal music while finding his operas somewhat casual in their...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 07/2022

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