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PURCELL Dido and Aeneas

From a conceptual and presentational point of view this is all rather a muddle, but at bottom is a very...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 03/2017

Maria Bengtsson: Mozart Arias

The young Swedish soprano Maria Bengtsson certainly has credentials as a lyric soprano, with a series of appearances at high-profile...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 03/2017

MONDONVILLE Isbé

György Vashegyi and his excellent Hungarian choir and orchestra follow up their two-disc set of grands motets by Mondonville (7/16)...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 03/2017

MÉHUL Uthal

Released to coincide with the bicentenary of Méhul’s death, which falls this year, Christophe Rousset’s splendid recording of Uthal was...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 03/2017

DONIZETTI Roberto Devereux

Roberto Devereux was the third and last of Donizetti’s operas featuring Queen Elizabeth I. If no scene is quite as...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 03/2017

BUSH Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime may not be one of Oscar Wilde’s masterpieces, but like his best work, the short story...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 03/2017

Sing Willow: Shakespeare Songs

Shakespeare’s anniversary year may be over but still the last of the musical tributes are trickling in. ‘Sing Willow’ may...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 03/2017

Se con Stille Frequenti

Sara Mingardo is the headline act but features in only three out of seven chamber duets. The unifying element is...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 03/2017

Natalie Dessay: Pictures of America

Anyone who has ever seen Natalie Dessay on the stage will know what an accomplished actress she is. It is...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 03/2017

GRUDENCZ 15th-century music from Central Europe

Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz (1392 c1480) first came to light in the 1970s, when his name was discovered by the...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 03/2017

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