,%20Giorgio%20Vasari,%20Palazzo%20Vecchio,%20Florence.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript")
The Siege of Florence (1558) by Giorgio Vasari, Palazzo Vecchio, FlorenceSan Matteo in Arcetri is the reddish building in the bottom left of the picture Musica Secreta is the UK’s only all-female Renaissance ensemble. Their […]
Released just yesterday (September 26, 2025) this is a tremendous introduction to the atmospheric, hauntingly beautiful world of Anna Clyne. It includes two World Premiere recordings. London-born and US-resident, Anna Cluyne studied fist at Edinburgh […]
I look forward to new recordings from JoAnn Falletta and her wonderful Buffalo Philharmonic. If ever there was a musical match made in heaven, it’s this conductor and orchestra. The program itself is very enticing too, […]
The composer & his family – Samuel, Hiawatha Bruce, Gwendoline Avril & Jessie Coleridge-TaylorPhoto courtesy of the Royal College of Music On Sunday 28 September 2025, the Sacconi Quartet will be joined by clarinettist […]
The Continuo Foundation has just announced its 10th round of grants totalling £120,000. This brings the total the foundation has awarded since its inception to over £1 million. In response to the strong demand and quality […]
We’re back, after an unexpected break due to illness. Apologies for the disruption – initially posts may or may not be every day, but will certainly work back to the Wednesday through Sunday format shortly. […]
I like the Azica label, and I love discovering new string quartets, so this title instantly caught my eye – especially as they play Bacewicz’s very popular 4th Quartet. Everyone is playing it lately, at […]
.png?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A declaration of love to a composer who, in many ways, transformed my path as a “classical” musician: pianist Vanessa Wagner on Philip Glass' Etudes")
Vanessa Wagner has been one of France’s most distinctive pianists for more than twenty years, equally at home in the classical repertoire and in contemporary music. Her latest project is the complete recording of Philip […]
Gluck: Iphigenia in Tauris; Francesca Chiejina, Danny Shelvey, Michael Lafferty, Dan D’Souza, director: Laura Attridge, Blackheath Halls Opera, conductor: Chris Stark; Blackheath HallsReviewed 23 September 2025 A sense of classicism and community combine with compelling […]
Natalie Clein & her cello whose acquisition was facilitated by The Stradivari Trust(Photo: Michael Staab) The Stradivari Trust is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Created in 1985 by Cambridge entrepreneur and philanthropist Nigel Brown, the trust’s aim […]
