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AUBER Overtures

Charm and elegance are the words that invariably come to mind when Auber is mentioned, though there is, of course,...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 08/2016

ATTERBERG Symphonies Nos 7 & 9

After the success/notoriety of his Sixth Symphony in 1928, only in 1941 42 did Atterberg return to the form. Much...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 08/2016

ADLER Symphony No 6. Cello Concerto

Samuel Adler (b1928) is a very American symphonist. He approaches the form, and orchestral writing in general, with a taut...

Reviewed by Kate Molleson in issue: 08/2016

PUCCINI La Rondine

La rondine is often dismissed (not least by me) as one of Puccini’s weaker operas, a sort of poor hybrid...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 07/2016

Benjamin Appl: SCHUBERT Lieder

Just a couple of months ago, Richard Fairman welcomed Benjamin Appl’s first fully fledged recital disc, a collection of Heine...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 07/2016

HARVEY Deo

This is an essential disc not only for admirers of Jonathan Harvey’s work in general but for all those interested...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2016

DUFAY Les Messes à Teneur

This is a red-letter day: at last we have uniform and sensible recordings of the four great cantus firmus Masses...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 07/2016

LAWES Complete Music for Solo Lyra Viol

Lock the doors, close the curtains and turn the lights down before putting this disc on. Here is music for...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 07/2016

CHOPIN Preludes BEETHOVEN Bagatelles

Listening to his impressive new recording, it’s easy to understand why Cristian Budu won the Clara Haskil Competition in Vevey...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2016

BRUCE Gumboots BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet

Here’s a double delight. First, an engaging new work which deserves a place in the chamber repertory; second, a passionate...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 07/2016

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