Memoriam
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor: 2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024
Newest Reviews
Elgar: Symphonies 1 & 2 (Hallé)
Distinguished recordings which surpass the earlier recordings by these performers [JQ]
El cant de la Sibil.la & Draumkvedet (Carpe Diem Records)
A memorable adventure in early music and recording sonics [ZT]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Capriccio)
Poschner once more subjects Bruckner’s Third Symphony to unreasonable and unaesthetic haste [RMo]
Stanford: Shamus O’Brien (Retrospect Opera)
A Stanford opera; uneven and unsatisfactory but beautifully presented [JW]
Stainer: The Crucifixion (Delphian)
An ideal performance of this famous old work which should win it new friends [SB]
Handel: The Six Organ Concertos Op. 4 (Avie)
Very imaginative and enthralling interpretations [JV]
Michael Haydn: Requiem, Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae (Hyperion)
Particularly memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn’s astonishing Requiem [RH]
Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos (Supraphon)
Attractive though not world-beating recordings of little-remembered Czech Piano Concertos [JW]
Site Updates
- a major update of the National Discographies has begun – check the main page for 2024 updates
- the discography of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto has been updated with 29 additional recordings (21 for the violin version, 6 for the piano version and 2 for the Konzertstück)
Inflation-busting Acte Préalable
MusicWeb International is still selling nearly 300 discs on the Polish Acte Préalable label at the discounted price of £13 post free. See the listings here. Three new titles have been added: Gruberski Choral Works 2, Labunski Piano Works & String Quartets by Pachulski and others
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