The Berlin Singakademie building, designed by Carl Theodor Ottmer, 1825-1827, now Maxim Gorki Theaterpainting by Eduard Gaertner, 1843 Bach: St Matthew Passion; Nicholas Mulroy, Ashley Riches, Julia Doyle, Helen Charlston, Samuel Boden, Michael Mofidian, Choir […]
Title page of Anna Magdalena Bach’s manuscript: Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, Cello Suite No. 6 in D […]
We previously met Lucca-born Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) on a disc on Glossa’s “Cabinet” label, a set of superb performance software the composer’s Op. 2 Concerti grossi. That was in 2020, and revisiting the disc, the […]
Matthias Pintscher stepped in for Herbert Blomstedt who was unable to appear due to an ear infection, the Beethoven replacing Schubert’s Symphony No.6. Pintscher is a part-time New Yorker and on the composition faculty of the Juilliard […]
Ada Witczyk performing music from the 2023 Růžičková Composition Competition Violinist Ada Witczyk‘s new album, New Baroque – Sonatas on First Hand Records, features new sonatas for baroque violins and harpsichord, the six winning works […]
Mauriaio Pollini’s death was a significant blow to the piano world. His concerts in London over the years were always highlights, a great pianist of unfathomable energy who always illuminated everything he touched. A musician […]
St Nicholas Church, LeipzigWhere Bach’s St John Passion first performed Bach: St John Passion (1725); Solomon’s Knot; Wigmore HallReviewed 26 February 2025 Sung from memory with remarkable emotional directness, at times this was close to […]
“Consider the scenario where all live, organically-produced music, whether professional or amateur, suddenly vanished globally. The absence would profoundly affect people everywhere.” The above comes from a statement released by Music Will Save The World, […]
9 Church Walk, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, home of Imogen Holst from 1964 to 1984 (Photo: © Historic England Archive) A relatively unassuming modernist house in Aldeburgh, 9 Church Walk, has just been listed at Grade II […]
A coupling of the Elgar Violin Concerto and Violin Sonata today; plus, a truncated performance of the concerto, all led by Albert Sammons. Born in 1886 in West London, Sammons’ remarkable life includes leaving school […]
