In Jack Furness’s new production of The Flying Dutchman for Welsh National Opera, Senta becomes the drama’s focus, even before she is born. Her mother’s difficult labour pains are choreographed as the backdrop to the musical drama of the Overture, […]
Helen Charlston (Photo: Julien Gazeau) On 8 May, mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston has a new solo disc out on BIS. It is something of a contrast with her two previous recital discs one of which focused […]
Graupner Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, GWV 113/23b Rolle Lukas-Passion: Es wurden aber auch; Verdammliche Bosheit. Kauffmann O ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen? Telemann Ich muß auf dem Bergen weinen und heulen, TWV […]
MOURN: music by Monteverdi, Strozzi, Cesti, Gesualdo plus folk music from Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean; Figure, Frederick Waxman, Alkanna Graeca Reviewed 16 April 2026 Pairing Eastern European folk traditions, many polyphonic, with 16th and 17th century […]
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Jasdeep Singh Degun (Photo: Govert Driessen) Leeds-born sitar player and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun continues to push the envelope. His recent concert with Tom Featherstonhaugh and Fantasia Orchestra [see my review] served as a digest […]
Beat Furrer Studie IV (2025, UK premiere) Schumann Davidbündertänze, Op. 6 (1837) Stefano Gervasoni Sonata for Piano (2024, UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (1821/2) Good to see Filippo […]
This is the fourth instalment of he Chiaroscuro Quartet’s ongoing complete recording of Beethoven’s string quartets. This is our eighth post of his group’s activities: previous Beethoven posts include quartets from Op. 18 and Opp. […]
The Guildhall of St George in King’s Lynn (Image: Matthew Usher) Founded in 1951, the King’s Lynn Festival has a long and distinguished history. It arose because Alexander Penrose and Lord and Lady Fermoy wanted […]
Through the Centuries: Songs by Madeleine Dring; Kitty Whately, Julius Drake; ChandosReviewed 15 April 2026 If you thought Madeleine Dring’s songs were confined to camp nightclubs then think again. Here Kitty Whately and Julius Drake […]
Joe Hisaishi Howl’s Moving Castle: Merry-go-Round + Cave of Mind Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude und Verklärung Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: excerpts The National Youth Orchestra’s Festival Hall concert (following on from the Bridgewater Hall […]
