The mediaeval mystic, Margery Kempe (ca.1373-1448) is a fascinating figure. She freed herself from the restraint of marriage and embarked on pilgrimages to sacred sites in Europe and the Middle East, dressed usually in white. […]
Basilica of Santa Barbara at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantuawhere Monteverdi was working when he wrote his Vespers of 1610 Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers; Temple Music Foundation at Temple ChurchReviewed 8 […]
BBC Singers and National Youth Voices with Nicholas Chalmers at the BBC Singers’ Centenary Concert, October 2024 The BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir have announced a three-year partnership between the two organisations to […]
In 19th century Japan, a young Frenchman travels to Japan to learn about the secrets of silk production. While visiting a rich man, he observes a young girl with her eyes closed. She suddenly opens […]
Une messe imaginaire: Bruckner, Martin; Spirito, Jeune choeur symphonique, Nicole Corti; NoMadMusicReviewed 7 October 2024 Magical moments as the French choir Spirito joins forces with its youth choir for a programme of Bruckner motes and […]
Walking with Dinosaurs – Diplodocus-and-Stegosaurus – SOURCE BBC More than two decades since the first episode of the iconic series, the award-winning soundtrack of Walking With Dinosaurs has been released to celebrate the 25th anniversary […]
Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert – English Touring Opera Do not take my story for a fairytale, Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert; Abigail Kelly, Amy J Payne, Matthew McKinney, Mark Nathan, Aoife Miskelly, Flor McIntosh, William Morgan, […]
I Fagiolini during recording sessions for the Benevoli project From Venice (to Rome) with Love – Benevoli: Missa Benevola, Monteverdi motets, Carissimi: Jephte; I Fagiolini, the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields, The Lyons Mouth, Robert Hollingworth; Church […]
Jake Heggie (Photo: James Niebuhr) Jake Heggie‘s song cycle for soprano, violin and string quartet, Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope is receiving its UK premiere at violinist Madeleine Mitchell‘s The Red Violin Festival […]
Adrian Sutton: Violin Concerto, Short Story, A Fist Full of Fives, Five Theatre Miniatures, War Horse Suite; Fenella Humphreys, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Seal; ChandosReviewed 2 October 2024 Best known for his music for the […]
