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HEGGIE "Woman, the making of..."

‘Woman: the making of …’. Intriguing title. And it takes its cue from Jake Heggie’s very first commission – written...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW2019

HANDEL Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate

It can be forgotten that Handel’s rapid ascent in London happened during the final years of Queen Anne, the last...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: AW2019

GESUALDO Madrigals

One of the highlights of Exaudi’s recent Finnissy disc (1/19) was a cycle based on Gesualdo’s later madrigals. The ensemble’s...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: AW2019

FREDDI Vespers

The Gonzaga Band explore remoter byways of early 17th-century north Italian music with this assortment of sacred pieces by Amadio...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: AW2019

DEBUSSY Nocturnes DURUFLÉ Requiem

For two works so diametrically opposed in feeling, philosophy and belief, these marvellous pieces sit well together. They also appear...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW2019

DENNEHY The Hunger

Donnacha Dennehy may have moved to the US in 2014, where he joined the music faculty at Princeton University, but...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: AW2019

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Mer(s)

Water-wings and sea legs are required for Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s new disc, an enterprising Anglo-French programme of works inspired by the...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: AW2019

BLOW; PURCELL Countertenor duets (Davies & Hall)

This latest disc from The King’s Consort on the independent Vivat label is absolutely on point: with two wonderfully matched...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: AW2019

BIBER Missa Salisburgensis LULLY Te Deum

This performance comes not from the chapel at Versailles but from the Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome, presented...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: AW2019

JS BACH Cantatas and Arias for Bass (Dominik Wörner)

The billing looked promising. Dominik Wörner is a seasoned Bach specialist and Alfredo Bernardini’s Zefiro are among the most spirited...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: AW2019

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