Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
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Nowell synge we bothe al and som: A Feast of Christmas Music in Medieval England
It seems extraordinary that this should be Gothic Voices’ first Christmas-themed album; nevertheless, it has been worth the wait to...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 01/2020
New England Choirworks
A casual listener tuning into a selection of today’s contemporary choral music may easily be led to believe that only...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2020
From Darkness into Light
A tale of two Florentine manuscripts copied by the scribe Fra Antonio Moro leads the intrepid musicologist Laurie Stras to...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 01/2020
Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles
If you’ve followed the ‘Evensong Live’ series you’ll know that the ‘live’ bit is more accurate than the ‘Evensong’ bit....
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2020
WOLFE Fire in my Mouth
Julia Wolfe’s music often draws on America’s chequered cultural and social history as subject matter for compositions which – in...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2020
SIBELIUS Kullervo (Lintu)
The worst possible preparation for Kullervo is, arguably, Sibelius’s later symphonies and tone poems, all of which Hannu Lintu and...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2020
OFFENBACH Fables de la Fontaine
The shocking pink packaging says it all. If Offenbach had a colour then this might be it. Then there’s the...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 01/2020
OCKEGHEM Complete Songs Vol 1
In 1982 Decca Florilegium issued the first-ever recording of Ockeghem’s entire secular music with the Medieval Ensemble of London (10/82)....
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 01/2020
MONTEVERDI Vespers (Bestion)
It takes beats, not bars, to realise that we’re not in Venice anymore with this new recording of Monteverdi’s 1610...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 01/2020
LEIGHTON Sacred Choral Works
Time to be honest about Kenneth Leighton. He loved Howells as much as the rest of us; but while Howells’s...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2020
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Review - William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
A buyer's guide to first-time record players
The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to...
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'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'
Review - Jorge Bolet: Complete Decca Recordings
Tim Parry explores the legacy of Jorge Bolet’s Decca recordings
Box-set Round-up: March 2025 (Edith Farnadi, Aline van Barentzen, Christine Walevska)
Rob Cowan on collections devoted to two pianists, a cellist and a composer
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