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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delphine Galou: Agitata

This is a treasure trove of rare music, much of which must surely be receiving first recordings. Baroque opera has...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 01/2018

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