Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Any new recording of Fanciulla confronts the most troublesome opera of Puccini’s maturity, though since this one is live, it’s...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2011
This Magic Flute, which is performed in English, should come with a warning. You have to look closely at the...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011
Both recent productions (2009) of Korngold’s masterpiece testify to its continuing appeal to audiences and directors alike. The casting of...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2011
It’s quite a surprise to find a Handel opera emanating from Vienna, albeit with a foreign orchestra and production team:...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011
Every composition on this disc has a strong connection with Christ Church, Oxford, and the programme includes works by directors...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011
‘Scratch a French composer and underneath you’ll find Massenet; scratch an English composer and you’ll find Parry.’ Parry’s choral masterpieces,...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 12/2011
The logo of Les Arts Florissants incorporates its customary ‘William Christie’ but this concert at the historic abbey in Ambronay...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2011
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, was founded in 2008 and this debut CD will undoubtedly establish them as one...
Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011
Karina Lucas, a young British singer new to me, and her instrumental accomplices offer an imaginative, offbeat programme framing assuaging...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2011
A year or so ago I reviewed Hespèrion XXI’s exploration of Latin American music in the 18th century (A/10) and...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2011
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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