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MARENZIO 'The Destined Knot'

This ingenious programme weaves a continuous narrative by collating Marenzio’s settings of Guarini’s Il pastor fido. Ingenious because it offers...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 02/2023

MACMILLAN Christmas Oratorio

This recording of James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio captures the work’s delayed UK premiere, originally scheduled (as the world premiere) for...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 02/2023

HOWELLS Anthems for Choir & Orchestra VENABLES Requiem

This inspired recording project – a synthesis of musical intersections and connections, repertoire new and old, arrangements and homages –...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 02/2023

FIOCCO Lamentationes Hebdomadæ Sanctæ

It seems that Fiocco’s Lamentations have never before been presented in their entirety, but this recording adds recently discovered alternative...

Reviewed in issue 02/2023

Tom + Will – Weelkes and Byrd: 400 Years

The 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death is the rallying cry British early music groups have all been waiting for,...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 02/2023

Amanda Forsythe: Heavenly Bach

Despite its saccharine title, this concise programme of Bach’s most famous soprano cantatas reveals Amanda Forsythe to be a highly...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 02/2023

The Alexandra Palace Organ - Complete HMV Recordings

The organists featured on this handsomely presented two-disc set take us back to the days when organ recitals had audiences...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023

SHOSTAKOVICH Preludes and Fugues, Op 87 (Hannes Minnaar)

Shostakovich’s pianistic magnum opus continues to grow in stature, both musically and ethically. Each encounter reveals new facets of its...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 02/2023

SCHUMANN Fantasie. Arabeske. Kinderszenen (Fabrizio Chiovetta)

The Swiss pianist Fabrizio Chiovetta has amassed an impressive discography on the Claves, Palexa and Aparté labels over the past...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 02/2023

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas Vol 3 (William Youn)

I much enjoyed the finesse of William Youn’s playing in his first volume of Schubert (A/20) and now we reach...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2023

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