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‘Wonder Women’

The booklet notes open with declamatory words by Maddalena Casulana, the 16th-century composer, lutenist and singer: ‘I wish … to...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 06/2024

Invocazioni Mariane

‘Porpora, rival of Handel, mentor of Haydn, is worth exploring’ is how I ended my review of the DVD of...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 06/2024

Schütz - A German in Venice

Not to suggest that Schütz needs saving from obscurity, nor to imply that he’s a ‘minor master’ (don’t you just...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 06/2024

Feast of the Swan: A Renaissance Brotherhood At Table

Cappella Pratensis here show an almost Trumpian need to push the boundaries and see how far they can get away...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 06/2024

La Belle Dame

Rarities galore on what is an uncommonly enterprising compendium, and at least one surprise: the first of the five movements...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 06/2024

TELEMANN Ino and Late Works

These pieces are Telemann’s last known compositions. They show him to have been extraordinarily inventive into his 80s, knowledgeable about...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 06/2024

TELEMANN Cantatas (Schneider; Koch)

‘Wherever Bach went, Telemann was there before him.’ If not completely true, Reinhard Goebel’s remark is on the right track....

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024

SCHÜTZ Da Pacem (Pierlot)

Though there is nothing wrong with presenting complete sets of Schütz’s monumental publications or large single works, it can be...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2024

RUTTER Visions

John Rutter’s Visions dates from 2016 and received almost immediately an authoritative recording by the original performers – the Temple...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 06/2024

REGER 'Melancholy'

No genre (other than opera) is without its substantial contribution from Reger, and his music for choir is correspondingly extensive....

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 06/2024

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