Review: Lieder: Berg, Schumann, Wolf, Shostakovich, Brahms (Matthias Goerne, Daniil Trifonov)
No less than all of human existence is mined in this weighty song-recital.
No less than all of human existence is mined in this weighty song-recital.
This month, we lead with gripping string quartets from the greatest composer nobody knew for years, plus a century of outstanding music by women, both home and away.
A colossus of the piano returns with magical music making.
Soprano's voice charms, but where's the sense of drama?
The big guns are out this month with box sets from Decca and DG, but other labels have plenty on offer, including an outstanding vocal recital from Nicky Spence.
Nelsons’ Strauss: distinguished, thoughtful, and superbly played.
Gardiner’s thrilling third St John blazes with passion and power.
Nelsons and Gewandthaus enter Bruckner Pantheon with culmination of cycle.
An eclectic month kicks off in Hollywood style with John Williams in Berlin, delivers a trio of early music gems, and ends with a ‘très jolie’ romp from the Opéra Comique.
World’s greatest film composer and world’s greatest orchestra – what’s not to like?
Nézet-Séguin and his Philadelphians do this African American trailblazer proud.
Two comprehensive collections of a conductor at the top of his game.
With two Recordings of the Month, a trio of American rediscoveries, operatic delights galore and the latest from the Kanneh-Masons, it’s a red-letter month on disc.