Memoriam
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor: 11 July 1927 – 4 November 2026
Newest Reviews
Ivanovs: Symphonies No.19, No.21 (Skani)
Late works by a prominent Latvian composer, in fine performances and recording [EJW]
Carafa: Masaniello (Naxos)
A pleasing world premiere recording of Carafa’s lively, tuneful but ultimately incongruous score [MP]
Mahler: Symphony No.8 (Pristine Audio)
The energy of this performance transcends the limitations of its mono sound and the best efforts of the coughers [RMo]
Davie: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Toccata Classics)
This welcome first volume does much to whet one’s appetite for more [HC]
Cristina Ortiz (piano): The Complete Recordings on Warner Classics (Warner Classics)
The EMI legacy of a talented pianist collected in a fine 11-CD box [JW]
Delius: String Concertos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Spellbinding performances of three concertos of languid beauty [IL]
Bruckner: Symphonies 4 & 7 (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Venzago’s Bruckner may be as iconic for the 2020s as Wand’s was for the 1990s [CH]
SWR Vokalensemble: Fin de siècle (SWR Music)
Richly rewarding choral arrangements of music from the turn of the twentieth century [MP]
New & Upcoming Releases – November
Site Updates
The following operas have bene added to the Masterwork Index: Rigoletto, Der Rosenkavalier, Cosi fan tutte, Lucia di Lammermoor, Peter Grimes, Otello, Fidelio, Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, Turandot




























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