January 13, 2020
Review: Derek Bermel: Migrations (Derek Bermel, Juilliard Jazz Ensemble, Albany Symphony/Miller)
Derek Bermel blends bossa nova, Bartók, and all that jazz.
January 6, 2020
Review: John Williams: Across The Stars (Mutter, The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles/Williams)
Hooray for Hollywood – Mutter and Williams deliver a box of chocs for movie lovers.
January 6, 2020
Review: Handel’s Queens (London Early Opera/Bridget Cunningham)
A pair of Baroque rock stars make a welcome return to centre stage.
January 6, 2020
Review: Casella: La Donna Serpente (Teatro Regio Torino/Noseda)
A Casella rarity proves one of opera’s slipperier customers.
January 6, 2020
Review: Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (Bregenz Festival/Johannes Debus)
Bregenz Festival’s bloodthirsty bucket brings up operatic gold.
January 6, 2020
Review: Franco Faccio: Amleto (Wiener Symphoniker/Paolo Carignani)
Forgotten Dane gets an Italian job with a Viennese orchestra.
January 6, 2020
Review: Handel: Brockes-Passion (Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr)
Egarr’s Easter egg – move over Bach, there’s a new Passion in town.
December 17, 2019
Review: Verdi (Ildar Abdrazakov)
First bass – Abdrazakov’s Verdi plumbs the depths.
December 17, 2019
Review: Peñalosa: Lamentationes (New York Polyphony)
A welcome exploration of this talented precursor to Victoria.
December 17, 2019
Review: Renée Fleming: Schumann, Brahms and Mahler Lieder (Höll, Munich PO/Thielemann)
Folk-inflected lieder get a distinctly artful treatment.
December 17, 2019
Review: Schubert: Winterreise (Ian Bostridge, Thomas Adès)
English duo throws some light on the bleak midwinter.
December 17, 2019
Review: Finzi: Choral Works (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge/Layton)
A boon for lovers of Finzi, a composer enjoying a resurgence.
December 17, 2019
Review: Schütz: Psalmen & Friedenmusiken (Dresden Chamber Choir/Rademann)
Schütz’s last hurrah – a magnificent end to a magnificent recording project.