Songs for Peter Pears: Berkeley, Britten, Arthur Oldham, Richard Rodney Bennett, Geoffrey Bush; Robin Tritschler, Malcolm Martineau, Sean Shibe, Philip Higham; Signum ClassicsReviewed 11 June 2024 Exploring the wide variety of music written for and […]
Billed as “Classical Music’s answer to K-Pop,” Yuncham Lin offers a debut recording of distinction. He won the Cliburn Competition in 2022 (at 18, the youngest ever winner); on July 29 he will make his […]
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Puccini: Tosca – Opera Holland Park, 2024 (Photo: Ali Wright) Puccini: Tosca; Anna Patalong, José de Eça, Morgan Pearse, director: Stephen Barlow, conductor: Matthew Kofi Waldren, City of London Sinfonia; Opera Holland ParkReviewed 12 June […]
What a fascinating disc this is! Ravel and de Falla’s music is sumptuous; but far more than just that, and Alexandre Tharaud’s release from 2023 offers a major contender in this repertoire. Tharaud and his […]
The Yorkshire region has a rich musical history from the Arctic Monkeys to the Minster Choir, film composer John Barry to the National Centre for Early Music. But like many people and organisations, Richard Shephard Music Foundation […]
There is something very special about John Nelson. His work at Strasbourg has regularly transformed that orchestra into a world-class ensemble; his Berlioz recordings are as important as Sir Colin Davis’, and yet they have […]
Charles Mauleverer: Overture; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lee Reynolds, Prague Symphonic Ensemble, Jérôme Kuhn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Vogel; WotunoReviewed 11 June 2024 Ten short orchestral pieces by film composer Charles Mauleverer, spanning some […]
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits at Bristol Beacon (Photo: Giulia Spadafora) Bristol Beacon reopened in November 2023 following a radical transformation which has seen significant improvement in the appearance and function of the main […]
Messiaen: Hawari – Gweneth Ann Rand, Simon Lepper – Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival (Photo Britten Pears Arts) Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert; English Touring Opera, dir. Robin Norton-Hale, cond. Gerry CorneliusMessiaen song-cycles; Gweneth Ann […]
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The Shire Hall, Presteigne; photographed by Percy Benzie Abery c. 1910s This year’s Presteigne Festival, the 42nd, runs from 22 to 26 August 2024, bringing music and art to the Welsh Marches. For 2024, the festival […]
