Newest Reviews
Gertrude Meller (piano): British Homochord Piano Solo Recordings (Sakuraphon)
Pianist rescued in brilliant fashion from undeserved obscurity [RCh]
Elgar: The Kingdom (Hallé)
(Déjà Review) Elder and the Hallé offer the pre-eminent digital account of Elgar’s last oratorio [JQ]
Lumbye: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Joins my select list of music for cheering up [BW]
Bortniansky: Creonte (Toccata Classics)
An interesting curiosity uncovered after two centuries. The recording itself is a survivor of the challenges imposed by the war in Ukraine [MP]
Maria Callas Arias Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
A stunning anthology of Callas at her very best, enhanced by being rendered into Ambient Stereo [RMo]
Mendelssohn: Sacred Works Vol 1 (Naxos)
If this first volume’s small treasures are a sign of what’s to come from Naxos’ complete Mendelssohn Choral Music cycle, we may eagerly await the remainder [SGa]
Jack Hancher (guitar): Muse (Deux-Elles)
Delightful, delicate arrangements for guitar of some very well-known piano works [KT]
In Search of Lost Time — Shchedrin, Stravinsky, Sergei Taneyev (Genuin)
Monumental input from each composer, and recording and performance quality to match [DC]
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