The Kitgut Quartet explores the connection between early string music to the classical String Quartet.
Review: “Not Now, Bernard” and Other Stories
Orchid Classic’s new release programmes six short works for children, with Alexander Armstrong as narrator.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 8 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”.
Review: Elgar – Cello Concerto – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Rattle
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concerto, Le Tombeau de Couperin – Perianes, Pons
Ravel’s Piano Concerto is programmed with Le Tombeau de Couperin and “Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”, in both piano and orchestra versions.
Review: Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits Play Paganini and Schubert
Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits perform virtuosic pieces for violin along with the Fantasied D. 394 and Rondo D.895 by Schubert.
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Review: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin – Thomas Zehetmair
In this new survey for ECM, Thomas Zehetmair returns to the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, this time on period instruments (2019).
Review: Handel – Messiah – Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall is joined by Capella Reial de Catalunya and Concert des Nations and soloists Rachel Redmond, Damien Guillon, Nicholas Mulroy and Matthias Winckhler.
Review: “Like to the Lark” – The Swedish Chamber Choir – Pike, Forsström, Phipps
Violinist Jennifer Pike and Mezzo Maria Forsström join the Swedish Chamber Choir under Simon Phipps, in music by Vaughan Williams and others.