
I first heard the Italian/Australian pianist Jonathan Ferrucci in a live recorded performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations that stood out for its stylish maturity and
Before he lost interest in classical music, at the very
Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells may not be the first names offered in a list of most distinguished 20th century English composers, but their stature
Some releases make a critic’s job very easy, and this
This disc represents an easy first choice in Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality, one of the masterpieces of the English choral literature and a surprisingly neglected
Anna Tsybuleva first came to my attention when she won first prize in the 2015 Leeds Competition. A few years later I wrote positively about
Here is yet another pointless realization of Mahler’s Tenth. Yoel
Weird when it isn’t just plain unmusical, horribly played, sung,
Kirill Kondrashin was an important, at times great Mahler conductor.
First, let’s understand why this reissue is a typical example