Latest Classical Reviews
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:36:50 +0100
Thomas Adès - Violin Concerto & Tevot (feat. violin: Anthony Marwood; feat. orch: Chamber Orchestra of Europe, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Berliner Philharmoniker)
Adès is the most consistent and compelling composer of his generation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The Knife - Tomorrow, In a Year
Complicated, esoteric and, yes, really quite bonkers.
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Rolando Villazón - Tenor
Villazon is a great singer and performer, but Tenor does not capture him at his best.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Missa S. Emidio (feat. cond.: Claudio Abbado, orch.: Orchestra Mozart)
Feels like musical perfection. Just go listen, and enjoy.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Georg Friedrich Händel - Italian Cantatas Volume 6 - Olinto pastore (feat. cond. Fabio Bonizzoni, orch. La Risonanza)
Utterly charming, transcending the obvious limitations of the text.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Sir Edward Elgar - Violin Concerto (feat. violin Nikolaj Znaider, cond. Sir Colin Davis, orch. Staatskapelle Dresden)
What we hear is Znaider’s own heartfelt response to the Elgar.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Various Artists - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major - Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra in E Minor (feat. cond. Valery Gergiev, cello Gautier Capucon, orch. Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre)
Attractive, well-proportioned readings noteworthy for instrumental subtlety.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Various Artists - Violin Concerto / Humoresques - Violin Concerto No. 1 (feat. violin Vilde Frang, cond. Thomas Sondergard, orch. WDR Sinfonieorchester)
Frang heralds one of the freshest accounts of this frequently recorded work.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Sir Arthur Sullivan - Ivanhoe
Makes a compelling case for a work that deserves a modern audience.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Nils Frahm - The Bells
Pianist poised to find a wider audience with this set of stellar improvisations.
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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