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MONTEVERDI Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Dantone)

‘What God watches over the sleeping?’ asks Monteverdi’s Ulisse in his first outpouring. Here it’s the whole damn lot of...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2022

Héloïse Werner: Phrases

It is hard not to be in awe of Héloïse Werner: a soprano of extraordinary range, tone and vocal abilities,...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 07/2022

Helen Charlston: Battle Cry - She Speaks

‘Battle Cry’ – it’s an arresting title for an equally arresting album, the solo recital debut from mezzo Helen Charlston....

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2022

JOSQUIN DESPREZ 'Tant vous aime'

Josquin has long been established as a pre-eminent oltremontano – a northern European composer who crossed over the mountains into...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 07/2022

CHAMPION Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena

If I praised this ensemble’s last disc to the skies (8/21), it’s because it brought something new to the table:...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 07/2022

The Art of Duo-Piano Playing

Though not as well known in the UK and Europe as they were in the US, the piano duo of...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2022

MESSIAEN Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (Bertrand Chamayou)

It’s always a thrill, and a privilege, to return to Messiaen’s mighty masterpiece. And this new one got me thinking...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 07/2022

BOLCOM The Complete Rags (Marc-André Hamelin)

Hamelin and Bolcom are old friends on disc and in life. Back in 1987, the young Canadian recorded Twelve New...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2022

Alter Ego

The lyricism and novel sound world suggest moments on Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu’s 2008 album ‘Chiaroscuro’ (ECM). The fragility...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 07/2022

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Nonet. Piano Trio. Piano Quintet

These three chamber works, which lay undisturbed and unperformed for the whole of the last century, were selected to be...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 07/2022

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