Repost – Angel of Peace: The Sixteen
Each year, the vocal group The Sixteen releases a new album on the CORO label to accompany the choir’s nationwide Choral Pilgrimage tour, which sees them visit over 20 locations across the span of 7 […]
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Siren songs & serenades: Ben Goldscheider, Laurence Kilsby & London Mozart Players in Anna Clyne premiere, Britten & Mendelssohn
Ben Goldscheider Anna Clyne: Sirens, Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor; Ben Goldscheider, Laurence Kilsby, London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham; Church of St Martin in the FieldsReviewed […]
Authenticity in song: I chat to pianist James Baillieu about his new role on the Britten Pears Arts Young Artist Programme, performing with soprano Lise Davidsen & the future of song
James Baillieu (Photo: David Ruano) From this year, pianist James Baillieu and conductor/composer Ryan Wigglesworth begin a three-year tenure as Associate Directors of the Britten Pears Arts Young Artist Programme, with both men being significantly involved […]
The return of Zanetto: lesser-known Mascagni
Once upon a time, Cavalleria rusticana was Mascagni’s one known opera, and the most imagination we got was to decouple it from Leoncvallo’s Pag and tether it to another verismo one-cater. Times are different now: […]
3in1: Christ lag in TodesBanden by Pachelbel, Kuhnau and JS Bach with artistic and literary responses
The Parnassus Ensemble is a young Early Music collective founded in 2022 by Oscar Holch, Xeniga Gogu and Victor García García as result of participating in several young artist programmes throughout the UK and Europe […]
Five days in the Welsh Marches: Presteigne Festival 2026 with Michael Zev Gordon in residence & celebrating Cecilia McDowall, Sally Beamish and Adrian Williams
The Presteigne Festival returns with five eventful days from 27 to 31 August 2026 in the Radnorshire town. This year, composer Michael Zev Gordon is in residence, but the festival is also celebrating milestone birthdays […]
Calidore String Quartet – American Tapestry
I was enticed by this album’s alluring title, which has more relevance and meaning than many seen on Classical albums these days. This one makes sense, so it works – and I welcomed it. After this […]
Opere per corno e pianoforte, from Verdi (!) to Rota
The program presented here by Nilo Caracristi and Giancarlo Guarino covers various centuries and styles, from Verdi to Rota. Verdi? Well, a Fantasia sopra alcuni motivi dell’opera “I due Foscari” di Giuseppe Verdi, by Gustavo […]
Francesco Piemontesi’s breathtaking musicality, live at Wigmore Hall
Schubert, Liszt Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 04.05.2026 Schubert Piano Sonata No. 18 in G, D 894 (1826) Liszt Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse, S 180 (1848-55) I first encountered Francesco Piemontesi’s beautifully […]
Classicism, humour, energy: Trio Bohémo and the first complete recording of Reicha’s trios
Anton Reicha was a Bohemia-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer, who was a friend and contemporary of Beethoven. Whilst he wrote in a wide variety of genres he is mainly remembered for his substantial early […]
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