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F & F MENDELSSOHN Arias. Lieder. Overtures (Chen Reiss)

The chic waltz song ‘Italien’ became something of a popular hit after Mendelssohn published it in his Op 8 collection....

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 06/2022

MARTIN Requiem. JANÁCEK Otčenáš (our Father)

Recordings of Frank Martin’s Requiem are not exactly abundant, so this one is very welcome, particularly since this coupling places...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 06/2022

HEINICHEN Dresden Vespers

Unlike his close contemporary Telemann, Johann David Heinichen actually finished his law degree at Leipzig University before switching to a...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2022

JS BACH Cantatas BWV 51, 82 & 84 (Miriam Feuersinger)

In 1731 Bach transposed Ich habe genug up to E minor for soprano and reassigned the oboe part to flute....

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2022

Mortua dulce cano - A Florilegium of Late Renaissance Lute Music (Michał Gondko)

Micha Gondko here plays the so-called ‘Presbyter’ lute that seems to be from the 16th century: at least it has...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 06/2022

Yoav Levanon: A Monument To Beethoven

Yoav Levanon is an 18-year-old Israeli-French pianist. This is his debut album for Warner Classics, a programme with the flimsy...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2022

Fenella Humphreys: Caprices

I almost began this review by saying that the caprice is the star of the show, but I checked myself,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 06/2022

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 'Transcriptions From Truro' (David Briggs)

David Briggs’s previous Vaughan Williams release for Albion (10/15) was an acclaimed bumper two-disc set ‘Bursts of Acclamation’, recorded in...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 06/2022

RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No 1. Moments musicaux (Steven Osborne)

The First Sonata is seldom encountered in performance, due to its half-hour length and the myriad interpretative challenges it poses....

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2022

MOZART Works for Piano Solo, Vol 1 (Federico Colli)

Dear Federico, Since you’ve chosen to write a letter to Mozart in the booklet to your latest CD, I thought I’d...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2022

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