This is the first recording of these so-called “Dialogue Cantatas,” but it is certainly not the first appearance of the music of Christoph Graupner (1683-1760): on this site: previously, we covered his bassoon “cantatas” (also […]
Peter Wiegold and notes inégales in 2016 (Photo: Frederique Bellec) Club Inégales is back! Peter Wiegold’s genre-defying evening is returning to its Euston home for four evenings from 14 November. The events take place thanks […]
Dame Sarah Connolly & Mark Padmore in discussion at the Bailey Concert Singers Symposium Coaching and masterclasses for singers tends to be focused, understandably, on the wider solo repertoire but the Bailey Concert Singers’ Symposium […]
Sam Rudd-Jones: Three Sonatas, Variations, Jeux d’eau, Hardy in Love; Darragh Morgan, Kate Romano, Huw Watkins, Sam Rudd-Jones, Ed Lyon; Prima FacieReviewed 4 November 2024 A remarkable debut, a disc of chamber music by 25-year-old […]
Entitled simply “Quartets,” this disc presents three of Joseph Phibbs‘ quartets, performed by the Piatti Quartet.The First (2014) is available on a Champs Hilll release, also by the Piatti Quartet, Albion Refracted, where it shares […]
It is the centenary of Busoni’s death (1866-1924), and recordings, if not quite as omnipresent as some would like, are certainly increasing. On Classical Explorer, we’ve previously looked at Busoni’s Violin Concerto on Chandos with […]
I passed on the Calidore String Quartet’s previous Beethoven set of the late quartets, issued in early 2023. Based solely on the sound samples I listened to online, I thought they sometimes sounded a bit […]
Aldeburgh Young Musicians Spring is coming to Snape, with Britten Pears Arts announcing its Spring season, with visitors including Aurora Orchestra and English Touring Opera, Easter celebrations and lunchtime concerts from Britten Pears Young Artist Programme. […]
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival at the Town Hall Mendelssohn: Elijah; Carolyn Sampson, Sarah Connolly, Andrew Staples, Simon Keenlyside, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Daniel Hyde; King’s College Chapel, Cambridge at part of the Cambridge Music […]
Herbert Howells’ wrote a relatively small but important body of chamber music, mainly dating from his early maturity, circa 1916–1923, notably his Piano Quartet, the Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet and strings, the Phantasy Quartet. His […]
