,%20Ensemble%20(c)%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Engaging rom-com energy in Martin Constantine's not quite end of the pier production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at English Touring Opera")
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love – Timothy Nelson & chorus – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Donizetti: The Elixir of Love; Natasha Page, Tamsanqa Tylor Lamani, Emyr Wyn Jones, Timothy Nelson, Rosie […]
A 1723 engraving by Johann Gottfried Krügner of the Thomaskirche, Leipzig La Grande Audition de Leipzig; Telemann, Kuhnau, Graupner, Bach; Miriam Allan, Maarten Engeltyes, Thomas Hobbs, Edward Grint, Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew; Wigmore HallReviewed […]
Historical releases re so valuable, reminding us of golden get, of how performance practice has changed and yet how musical tooth will always out. Myra Hess’ recorded legacy is legendary, and here she is joined […]
,%20Giorgio%20Vasari,%20Palazzo%20Vecchio,%20Florence.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript")
The Siege of Florence (1558) by Giorgio Vasari, Palazzo Vecchio, FlorenceSan Matteo in Arcetri is the reddish building in the bottom left of the picture Musica Secreta is the UK’s only all-female Renaissance ensemble. Their […]
Released just yesterday (September 26, 2025) this is a tremendous introduction to the atmospheric, hauntingly beautiful world of Anna Clyne. It includes two World Premiere recordings. London-born and US-resident, Anna Cluyne studied fist at Edinburgh […]
I look forward to new recordings from JoAnn Falletta and her wonderful Buffalo Philharmonic. If ever there was a musical match made in heaven, it’s this conductor and orchestra. The program itself is very enticing too, […]
The composer & his family – Samuel, Hiawatha Bruce, Gwendoline Avril & Jessie Coleridge-TaylorPhoto courtesy of the Royal College of Music On Sunday 28 September 2025, the Sacconi Quartet will be joined by clarinettist […]
The Continuo Foundation has just announced its 10th round of grants totalling £120,000. This brings the total the foundation has awarded since its inception to over £1 million. In response to the strong demand and quality […]
We’re back, after an unexpected break due to illness. Apologies for the disruption – initially posts may or may not be every day, but will certainly work back to the Wednesday through Sunday format shortly. […]
I like the Azica label, and I love discovering new string quartets, so this title instantly caught my eye – especially as they play Bacewicz’s very popular 4th Quartet. Everyone is playing it lately, at […]
