Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
To mark this year’s centenary of Fauré’s death, Stéphane Degout and Alain Planès survey five of his song-cycles in this...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 06/2024
Bach composed four cantatas for Ascension Day in Leipzig, and here are two of them complemented by the premiere recording...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024
I hail the advent of a new miniseries from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants, having already found their previous...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 06/2024
This is a debut release for harpsichordist Melody Lin, showcasing her impressive finger dexterity in a selection of the instrument’s...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024
At first, the programme for this recital might seem haphazard, with two excerpts from Iberia separated by Scriabin and Kapustin...
Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024
Here, on the face of it, is an enticing quartet of works that have in common Russian composers and/or Russian...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
In 1904 the firm of Simrock approached Max Reger with the offer of an exclusive contract. Reger was clearly flattered...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2024
Gottlieb Muffat was Georg Muffat’s son, lesser known today than his father but a formidable musician and composer in his...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 06/2024
Here’s a pianist who once had all the hallmarks of a Chinese piano superstar: early success at a major competition...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2024
There are some albums submitted for review where just the mention of the pianist’s name guarantees a rewarding and insightful...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan’s monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings
This compact, all-in-one hi-fi package from Pro-Ject strips away the system-matching fuss,...
‘There is very little comfort here for anyone who regards music as an ennobling or humanising force’
Andrew Farach-Colton enjoys a sumptuous set of the Japanese conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan on sets honouring a composer anniversary and a Croatian conductor
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