Newest Reviews
The Importance of Elgar: An Anthology (Boydell Press)
An essential, accessible collection of perspectives on Elgar’s music [DHa]
Danish Resonances (Dacapo)
Offbeat, challenging, inventive and even plain weird — a niche release for lovers of contemporary Danish accordion music [RMo]
Warlock: Transcriptions of Elizabethan Songs (Convivium Records)
Culture war nonsense and some indifferent singing damage an important recording [JW]
Feldschuh: Piano music (Heritage)
A fascinating glimpse of a young composer denied her potential [RCh]
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, The Miraculous Mandarin (Linn)
A well-considered, carefully prepared and brilliantly played coupling, lacking the last ounce of musical muscularity [NB]
Mozart: Horn Concerti (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Glorious horn playing with alert, sensitive orchestral backing [MG]
Holst: The Coming of Christ (EM Records)
(Déjà Review) A strong and indispensable entry in the English music revival [RB]
Janáček & Kaprálová: String Quartets (Pentatone)
Quartets by Janáček and Kaprálová plus an array of arrangements with energising results [JW]
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