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HANDEL Messiah (Fagioli; Nelson)

Two Messiahs recorded at the end of last year, and ready for Christmas this. Both, too, were done in large...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 12/2023

CHILCOTT Christmas Oratorio (Nicholas)

From Schütz, JS Bach and Charpentier onwards, many composers have drawn inspiration from the Christmas narratives contained in the St...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 12/2023

CAZZATI Motets (Ono; Borgioni)

There has been a spate of Cazzati anthologies this year. Barring the odd appearance in collections (think of the Gabrieli...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2023

BYRD Sacred Works (Filsell)

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, on New York’s Fifth Avenue, counts as one of the leading Anglican...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 12/2023

BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis (Savall)

Jordi Savall’s pacing of the Missa encompasses splendour as well as vigour. It is a minute or two longer than...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 12/2023

Isabelle Faust: Solo

Hot on the heels of the shortlisting of Rachel Podger’s ‘Tutta sola’ (Channel Classics, 1/23) in the Instrumental category of...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 12/2023

Maria Gabryś-Heyke: Polish Piano Works

Polish piano music, for most of us, begins with Chopin (followed later by Paderewski and Szymanowski). The myriad other composers...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2023

Tomasz Ritter: Fantasies/ Beethoven - 32 Variations

His reputation as an exponent of period instruments well established, Tomasz Ritter follows his 2019 Chopin miscellany with this anthology...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2023

SCHUBERT Impromptus (Ronald Brautigam)

Having completed his Beethoven project, Ronald Brautigam now turns his attention to Schubert, and this, his first foray into his...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 12/2023

RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No 1. Preludes Op 32 (Lukas Geniušas)

It is well known that Rachmaninov made extensive cuts and adjustments to his First Piano Sonata, having consulted with its...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 12/2023

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