Poulenc: Fiançailles pour rire, La voix humaine; Paula Sides, Sergey Rybin; VOCES8 RecordsReviewed 3 June 2024 An intimate account of Poulenc’s exploration of the female experience through of a pairing of two of his major works, […]
May on Planet HugillAn historically informed Ring in Dresden, and a serpent in a car museum in Göttingen. Our newsletter this month is out on MadMimi, and if you don’t already receive it, please do […]
Gerard Coutain, winner of the Main Composer Prize at Eisteddfod yr Urdd, 2024 Eisteddfod yr Urdd is Europe’s largest youth festival, produced by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, a National Voluntary Youth Organisation with over 55,000 members between […]
Nature’s Music – RNCM at the Manchester Museum (Photo: ©RNCM) On Saturday 6 July 2024, the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) will take over the galleries of the Manchester Museum and present Nature’s Music, […]
Giordano Andrea Chénier Cast; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano. 30.05.2024 Production: Director – David McVicar Revival director – Thomas Guthrie Set designer – Robert Jones Costume […]
I’ve been on Pentatone’s case lately – for good reason. (Please see my blog for reviews.) However, this latest release is a bit different. And a lot better than what I’ve been hearing from the […]
Lord Byron on His Deathbed, by Joseph Denis Odevaere (c. 1826). An Evening of Don Juan: Emily Hazrati along with songs by Schubert, Elise Schmezer, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Wolf, Ravel, Quilter, Walton, Maconchy, Barber, Britten, James MacMillan; […]
A disc of Preludes is not so unusual: but here there is no Chopin or Debussy in sight. Instead, Anton Arensky rubs shoulders with Rachmaninoff; Ravel meets Gershwin. I enjoyed Japanese pianist Yuki Negishi’s debut […]
Puccini: Tosca – Amanda Echalaz & Morgan Pearse – Opera Holland Park, 2024 (Photo: Ali Wright) Puccini: Tosca; Amanda Echalaz, José de Eça, Morgan Pearse, director: Stephen Barlow, conductor: Matthew Kofi Waldren, City of London […]
What Is the Use of Music Criticism Today? Guest article by Hana Gubenko What is the use of music criticism in an era when everyone feels free to form their own opinions, to like something […]
