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...
Anyone new to the art of English song in the 20th century should look no further than this delightful programme....
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 02/2018
As ever The Bach Players have devised a programme to get you listening with fresh ears, in this case to...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 02/2018
The Swiss baritone Äneas Humm is only in his early twenties – and arguably looks even younger on the cover...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 02/2018
Countertenors Filippo Mineccia and Raffaele Pé form a vocally impressive and well-matched duo for this selection of duetti da camera...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 02/2018
Roderick Williams OBE (b1965) is no stranger to these pages, being one of this country’s most distinguished baritones, equally at...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 02/2018
Here’s yet another hugely enterprising rescue-act from Albion Records, this time on behalf of nearly 63 minutes’ worth of incidental...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2018
In his absorbing booklet essay, Stephen Connock draws attention to Vaughan Williams’s very special and deeply personal identification with the...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2018
Lauma Malnace’s booklet note speaks of Pēteris Vasks’s ability to ‘transform something deeply personal into a metaphysical message’, which is...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 02/2018
There are some half a dozen recordings of Schnittke’s Requiem in existence but it can hardly be considered mainstream repertoire,...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 02/2018
Cipriano de Rore’s discography is a pale reflection of his artistic and historical significance. Graindelavoix’s previous foray into the Italian...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 02/2018
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
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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