Federico García Lorca finished his play Así que pasen cinco años in 1931, five years to the day before he was executed. If was never produced during Lorca’s lifetime and he said it would be impossible […]
This afternoon (19 January 2026) SWAP’ra’s wonderfully enterprising Rebecca Clarke Song Competition reaches its semi-final rounds as 17 duos compete for a place in the final, which takes place at the Royal Overseas League on Saturday […]
Manuscript score, signed by the composer and the performers of the premiere One of England’s greatest choral works, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, has excitingly been put centre stage in Alan Bennett’s brand-new film The […]
This was recital progamming of the very highest level, the first half a cycle of lullabies; the second a celehration of the female creatrix in Her various forms. It all opened with a fisher […]
Martha Argerich at KKL Luzern (Photo: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester) Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.5 No.2, Violin Sonata in major Op.47 ‘Kreuzer’, Debussy: En blanc et noire, Prelude a l’apres-midid d’un faune; Mischa Maisky, Janine Jansen, Martha Argerich, Stephen […]
Anglican repertoire is the subject of this disc, a sequence of English anthems both rousing and touching. The Choir of Merton College, Oxford enter in absolutely full voice of Elgar’s”Light out of darkness” (from the […]
%20Sasha%20Gusov.JPG.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Le Piano Symphonique, Lucerne: pianist Alexandre Kantorow in a marathon from Prokofiev to Alkan & Medtner with an Anders Hillborg premiere")
Alexandre Kantorow (Photo: Sasha Gusov) Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, Haydn: Andante mit variationen in F minor; Alkan: Symphonie pour piano seul, Op. 39; Schaghajegh Nosrati; Le Piano Symphonique at Hotel Schweizerhof, LuzernProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in […]
Exploration isnt’ just about repertoire; it’s also about new talent. Crisian Sandrin here gives performances of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas for the ages: plus a bonus (Carl Tausig’s arrangement for piano of the […]
We have written previously on Hanuš/Hans Winterberg, including a concert in Berlin, and an article here, In addition, for the USA journal Fanfare, I reviewed a disc of orchestral music including an historic recording. This […]
Alexandra Dovgan (Photo: Vladimir Volkov) Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, Piano Concerto No. 20, Bach: Toccata in E minor, Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor; Alexandra Dovgan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Robin Ticciati; Le Piano Symphonique at KKL […]
