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GRIEG; RACHMANINOV 'Tedd Joselson's Companionship of Concertos'

Tedd Joselson has kept a relatively low public profile since his 1970s association with RCA Victor, focusing mainly on teaching....

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW21

BRUCKNER Symphony No 3 (original 1873 version. Dausgaard)

Glancing at the running time of 56 minutes, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Thomas Dausgaard has chosen to perform...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: AW21

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No 1 CHERUBINI Éliza (Alexander Melnikov)

Hard on the heels of Schiff’s pioneering recording of Brahms’s two concertos on period instruments comes another intrepid venture, this...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW21

BENDA Piano Concertos (Howard Shelley)

Georg Anton (né Jiří Antonín) Benda (1722‑95) is perhaps best known today for Mozart’s approval of his melodramas – musical...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: AW21

Michael Spyres: Baritenor

I challenge you to listen to Figaro’s ‘Largo al factotum’ on this new album from Erato ‘blind’. You would hear...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: AW21

Raffi Besalyan: The Sound of Black and White

Pairing works by Khachaturian and Gershwin symbolises pianist Raffi Besalyan’s journey from growing up in Armenia to becoming a United...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 10/2021

LAITMAN Are Women People?

Lori Laitman (b1955) is one of America’s most prolific art-song composers, with an impressive catalogue of recordings from several labels,...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2021

DVORÁK The Late Symphonies (Bernard)

Dvořák’s symphonies are well represented in the recording catalogue, with multiple performances – especially of the late symphonies – featuring...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 10/2021

The City of Tomorrow: Blow

The City of Tomorrow are a pioneering wind quintet who like to explore ‘physical movement and spatial relationships’ (aspects not...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2021

VERDI Simon Boccanegra (Luisi)

This new film of Simon Boccanegra captures what’s only Christian Gerhaher’s second Verdi role (after Posa in Don Carlo) and...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 10/2021

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