Handel/Renioult/Duarte: Titus l’Empereur; Steffen Jespersen, Rachel Redmond, Chiara Hendrick, Hugo Hymas, Lucija Vaarsic, Edward Grint, Francis Gush, Opera Settecento, Leo Duarte; London Handel Festival at St George’s Church, Hanover SquareReviewed 5 March 2026 Handel’s tantalising unfinished, […]
Released on 30 January 2026, Hyperion’s beautiful new recording is inspired by a single year, 1851, concentrating on two major chamber works: 1851 is the year he piano make Érard won an award at the Great Exhibition […]
Owen Wingrave Music: Benjamin Britten Libretto: Myfanwy Piper, adapted from a story by Henry James Cast and Production Staff: Owen Wingave – Redmond Sanders; General Sir Philip – Adrian Thompson; Miss Wingrave – Avery Lafrentz; […]
Dumfries House where The Cumnock Tryst’s 2nd International Summer School for Composers takes place The Cumnock Tryst’s 2nd International Summer School for Composers will run from 22 to 28 August 2026 at Dumfries House. The […]
Byrd Bow thine eare. Jeffreys How wretched is the state. Felice pastorella. A music strange. Lawes Royal Consort Sett No. 4 – Pavan. Jeffreys O quam jucundum. Whisper it easily. The Lord is thy adversity. […]
Anyone who reads my blog knows I love the Piatti Quartet. It is interesting though, as is so often the case with many of today’s string quartets, some of their personnel keeps changing (particularly the […]
Andrew Downes (1950-2023) During 2026 Prima Facie is releasing three albums celebrating the choral works of the late Andrew Downes conducted by David Trippett. The first disc is released this month (March 2026) and features […]
Mosaic Seasons was founded in 2023 by composer Tatiana Svetlova as a classical music festival based in the South of France and Monaco. The festival envisions envisions a creative dialogue between music, poetry, art, and […]
Double, Double Toil & Trouble : Palisander Reviewed 24 February 2025 An engaging look at music for recorder inspired by the mystical and magical spanning 900 years from Hildegard of Bingen through to the winner of the BBC […]
Pergolesi’s L’Olimpiade at Vache Baroque in 2024 (Photo: Michael Wheatley) – [see my review] The 17th-century English tradition of the dramatick opera (often called semi-opera nowadays) remains a fascinating challenge for modern performers with much […]
