Newest Reviews
Saxophobia: Celebrating the saxophone craze of the 1920s (Chandos)
A fun disc for lovers of the saxophone or the 1920s [SB]
Orff: Carmina Burana (Pentatone)
An individual vision that doesn’t quite come off [DJB]
Duruflé: Messe Cum Jubilo (Psalmus)
Duruflé’s sacred masterpiece, restored in context [JF]
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets (Signum Classics)
Lyric rhapsody, looping modernity, dazzling bravura [JF]
Bruckner: Symphony No 9 (Gramola)
Ballot’s somewhat pacier re-make of the Ninth combines grandeur with a certain deliberateness, while the finale fragments provide scholarly interest [RMo]
Royer: Harpsichord Works (Ambroise)
(Déjà Review) These harpsichord works, varying from ‘tender’ to ‘tumultuous’, are given brilliant performances on a splendid historical harpsichord [JV]
Plácido Domingo – The First Recital (Warner Classics)
Déjà Review) Open-toned, virile and expressive singing. Every opera lover should have this recording in their collection [RJF]
Bach: Water Through Ice (Diversions)
Crudely played and recorded, this simply cannot be recommended [RMo]
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