Relocation, relocation, relocation: Coney Island, Booklyn, is a long way from the Bay of Naples. But such is the setting for Phelim McDermott’s Cosi fan tutte; or is that Cosi fan tutti? The latter appears […]
So, afe the French part of Sandine Piau nd David Kadouch’s Wigmore recital on Monday (review posted yesterday), here’s an extension of that French arm: Iris Scialom and Antonin Bonnet making their recoding debut as […]
Wigmore Hall 125:Schubert, Clara Schumann, Wolf, Poulenc, Lili Boulanger, Ravel, Jeanne Bernard Sandrine Piau (soprano); David Kadouch (piano). Wigmore Ha, 1pm, 09.02.2026 Schubert Schwanengesang, D 957: Liebesbotschaft; Ständchen; Am Meer. Clara Schumann Ich hab’ in […]
This is Classical Explorer‘s seventh post on Wranitzky,by my count, from ballet (Das listinge Bauernmädchen), to music for plays, to various symphony releases. We start with one of the late symphonic, Op. 50 in G-Major: […]
Elgar The Kingdom, Op. 51 (1906). Francesca Chiejina (soprano); Dame Sarah Connolly (contralto); Benjamin Hulett (tenor); Ashley Riches (bass-baritone); Crouch End Festival Chorus; Hertfordshire Chorus; London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor). … for […]
r Elgar The Kingdom, Op. 51 (1906). Francesca Chiejina (soprano); Dame Sarah Connolly (contralto); Benjamin Hulett (tenor); Ashley Riches (bass-baritone); Crouch End Festival Chorus; Hertfordshire Chorus; London Orchestra da Camera / David Temple (conductor). … […]
Even in an arena of such ul-Modenist divvy as he Scandinavian and surrounding course, he music of Pelle Gudmundsen0Holmgeen sands-our and alone. In some senses h is teh Ligi of this region: after the elusively […]
For all he attention on Faust and his Bach arrangement, Ave Maria, the music of Gounod remains elaivly unexplored. This is a welcome disc, therefore. Iroically, I begins with just that Ave Maria in its […]
The late music of Moton Feldman (1926-87) is like no other. It kind of speaks for itself (perhaps that’s why thee are no booklet notes here!): or does it kind of “unspeak”?. Although there ae […]
The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition peasants Manami Suzuki King’s Place, London, 23.01.2026 Haydn Piano Sonata in G, Hob. XVI:6 Bach Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV 891 (WTC Book II) Szymanowski Metopy, Op. […]
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