Newest Reviews
Janáček & Kaprálová: String Quartets (Pentatone)
Quartets by Janáček and Kaprálová plus an array of arrangements with energising results [JW]
Mozart: Made in Manchester – Symphonies and Arias, Vol 1 (Chandos)
An attractive programme of two mature symphonies and two arias for soprano, neatly and swiftly played [RMo]
Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano): The Deeps Have Music (Linn)
A remarkably sung compilation of some well-known songs to be enjoyed again and some lesser-known but excellent ones to be discovered [DJa]
Scriabin: Piano Music, Vol 2 (Danacord)
Marshev leaves us both impassioned and enervated [SGa]
Pärt, Pelēcis & Žlabys: Pages of a Biography (ECM)
restrained celebration of Gidon Kremer’s career in Baltic music [DJB]
Liszt: Venezia e Napoli, Années de Pèlerinage III (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Nothing but admiration and wonder for this achievement [DC]
Janáček, Martinű & Haas: Czech Music for Strings (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) For fans of the composers, an hour of guaranteed satisfaction [BR]
JS Bach: Mass in B minor (Avie)
A brisk, attractive and intimate account of one of Bach’s sunniest, most vibrant liturgical works [RMo]
New & Upcoming Releases – November
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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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