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MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde (Gerhild Romberger. Lucile Richardot)

Listening to Iván Fischer’s account of Das Lied von der Erde so soon after nominating Jurowski’s Berlin/Pentatone recording for Recording...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW20

Nuria Rial: Venice's Fragrance

A title that evokes wafting scents on the breezes of La Serenissima, a cover photo of a hazy San Giorgio...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: AW20

Damien Guillon: Lamento

There are so many riches to be had from 17th-century German and Austrian string-band music and this release mines them...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: AW20

Journeys to the New World: Hispanic Sacred Music from the 16th & 17th Centuries

Latin American Baroque music is now a well-trodden path but 16th-century repertoire from the New World is still largely terra...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: AW20

Ich bin die Auferstehung: Buxtehude & His Copenhagen Connections

This release extends Dacapo’s exploration of Buxtehude’s universe as set out on the excellent discs ‘Scandinavian Cantatas’ (3/11) and ‘Buxtehude...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: AW20

Sabine Devieilhe: Chanson d'Amour

Sabine Devieilhe first came to my notice via her Baroque performances, notably her Rameau discs. But there are many strings...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: AW20

YOUNG Beowulf

Is there a better tale to capture the imagination of a young child than that of Beowulf? It’s the original...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: AW20

ROSNER Requiem

Critics’ Choice Alert! The Requiem by Arnold Rosner (1945-2013) is magnificent. Completed in 1973, it originated from an abortive plan...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2020

MÄNTYJÄRVI Choral Music

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi is a polymath: he is a singer, conductor and translator, but it is for his work as a...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: AW20

KOMITAS Divine Liturgy (Klava)

The importance in Armenian culture of Komitas (1869-1935), priest-monk, composer, arranger, transcriber, conductor, can hardly be overestimated. The accuracy of...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: AW20

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