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Review of HAHN Amour sans ailes

HAHN Amour sans ailes

Zachary Gordin and his regular recital partner, Bryan Nies, opt for Hahn for their first album together, strikingly programmed, if,...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018

Review of Unbroken Line

Unbroken Line

Right underneath Jeffrey LaDeur’s name on the CD booklet’s back is the name of the piano technician, Christopher Johnson, yet...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2017

Review of Mary Bevan: Voyages

Mary Bevan: Voyages

Baudelaire’s ‘L’invitation au voyage’ and Goethe’s ‘Kennst du das Land’ are the starting points for Mary Bevan and Joseph Middleton’s...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018

Review of Two Little Words

Two Little Words

‘It’s hard not to reminisce at this stage of my life and career, now that I have been singing, one...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 12/2017

Review of Splendour

Splendour

Once praised for its perfection by Michael Praetorius, the 1624 Hans Scherer organ of St Stephan of Tangermünde is one...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 01/2018

Review of Thomas Hampson: Serenade

Thomas Hampson: Serenade

Given that Thomas Hampson’s discography includes several distinguished recordings of French opera, it comes as something of a surprise to...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2018

Review of A Pleasing Melancholy

A Pleasing Melancholy

John Dowland’s songs have been a touchstone in the career of soprano Emma Kirkby, revisited at every stage of her...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 01/2018

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Review of NYMAN No Time in Eternity

NYMAN No Time in Eternity

Michael Nyman’s soundtrack to Prospero’s Books – director Peter Greenaway’s 1991 postmodern homage to Shakespeare’s The Tempest – remains one...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2018

Review of Cecilia & Sol - Dolce Duello

Cecilia & Sol - Dolce Duello

A symphony in pink and blue, the candy-coloured hardback book is enough to give you toothache. The irrepressible Cecilia Bartoli...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 01/2018

Review of The Gate of Glory: Music from the Eton Choirbook Vol 5

The Gate of Glory: Music from the Eton Choirbook Vol 5

Well over six hours long, this series now surpasses The Sixteen’s as the largest discographic survey ever devoted to the...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2017

 

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