Classical Explorer

This might be Classical Explorer‘s first encounter with Arturo Toscanini, the great enigma. For years, I railed against him, both of my feet firmly in the Furtwängler camp. Cue a sheaf of reviews for the […]

I was very, very take by Omer Meir Wellber’s appearance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in March. So much so that I sought out this, the 2019 release of Wellber’s Butterfly from Glyndebourne. And while […]

Debussy (orch. Büsser), Mozart, Stravinsky Jan Lisiecki (piano); Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor). Salle Érasme, Palais de la musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, France, 25.02.2025 Debussy  Printemps, L 68 (1887, orch. Büsser 1912) […]

Aix en Provence Easter Festival: Bach Anna El-Khashem (soprano); Mari Askvik (alto)l Nick Pritchard (tenor); Adrien Fournaison (bass); Namur Chamber Choir; Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix en Provence, […]

Aix en Provence Easter Festival: Ogonek, R. Strauss, Prokofiev Renaud Capuçon (violin); Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Elim Chan (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix en Provence, France, 19.04.2025 Elizabeth Ogonek All These Lighted Things […]

Génération @ Aix: Ravel, Fauré, Saint-Saëns Anneleen Lenaerts (harp / mentor); Thomas Briant (violin); Sara Ferrández (viola); Alberto Navarra (flute). Théâtre du Jeu de Palme, Aix-en-Provence, 19.04.2025 Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp, L. […]

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Leçons de Ténèbres Les Arts Florissants ./William Christie (director / organ) with Ilja Aksionov (tenor) and Padraic Rowan (bass-baritone). Wigmoe Hall, 16.04.2025 Missa Assumpta est Maria, H 11 (?1669): Prélude.  Troisième leçon de […]

I didn’t have this on my bingo card for a potential disc of the year, but here we are. Here’s a promo video: And, for all Renud Capuçon’s star status, it is Daniel Harding whose […]

After our recent trip to Waterloo for Lyatoshynsky Symphony No, 3, with the London Philarmonic under Vladimir Jurowski, I thought it was time to dig little deeper into the music of this composer, and on […]