Newest Reviews

Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Pristine Audio)

A Marmite performance, but it may unexpectedly move you [PSt]

Elena Font (piano) Images (Convivium Records)

Once we are past a slight clunkiness and lack of finesse in the first set of Images, there is a great here deal to admire [SGa]

Beethoven & Mozart: Piano Concertos (Maestro Editions)

Power and elegance from Edwin Fischer and Eugen Jochum [JW]

Vivaldi: Motezuma (Dynamic)

(Déjà Review) Visually compelling and aesthetically satisfying [JLZ]

Bach: English Suite No.2, Italian Concerto; Schubert: Impromptus D899 (Danacord)

Clear lines, steady contrasts, assured playing [JF]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.2, Oboe Concerto (Hallé)

(Déjà Review) Elder exudes assurance and a calm authority founded on immaculate preparation [MC]

Wagner: Parsifal (Challenge Classics)

(Déjà Review) Well cast, well paced, a real sense of theatrical drama [GD]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony, No 1 & Maconchy: Nocturne for Orchestra (LSO Live)

A very fine addition to Pappano’s Vaughan Williams cycle [JQ]