Newest Reviews

Chamouard: Orchestral Works (Indésens Calliope)

Slow and meditative music which could have been orchestrated for greater colour and effect [EJW]

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House of Wonder: Sally Beamish Celebrates 70 Years (Delphian)

A fondly compiled, superbly performed 70th birthday celebration of Sally Beamish {PC]

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Schubert: Songs (Harmonia Mundi)

A very pleasing third instalment of this Schubert project – interesting and beautifully performed [DJa]

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Salieri: Il mondo alla rovescia (Dynamic)

(Déjà Review) A fascinating work in a pleasing debut recording [GPu]

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Wagner: Operatic Excerpts (Naxos Historical)

(Déjà Review) Reference pointers to incandescent live performances which, incredibly, take the drama and even the sound to a higher level [DH]

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Roman: Swedish Mass (Nilento Records)

The best possible performance of Roman’s Swedish Mass [JV]

Schnittke: Violin Sonatas (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) It’s hard to imagine more idiomatic, lively, sensitive and generally persuasive performances [MS]

Schubert: Symphonies 4 & 5 (Forgotten Records)

(Déjà Review) I don’t think I’ve heard a finer Schubert 4 [CH]