Newest Reviews

Verdi LaForzadelDestino CMajor

Verdi: La forza del destino (C Major)

A starry occasion, marred by a squally soprano [ST]

Mahler Symphony2 Naïve

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Naïve)

An entirely competent and ultimately uninteresting account of the ‘Resurrection Symphony’ [RMo]

Schulhoff Menschheit Challenge

Schulhoff: Menschheit (Challenge)

Opulence and melancholy in Erwin Schulhoff’s long lost song cycles [JW]

ChopinandFaure WarnerClassics

Chopin & Fauré (Warner Classics)

A wonderful début of a pianist with a fine sense of sound and touch [RCh]

HallofMirrors Hyperion

Hall of Mirrors (Hyperion)

Burnished and relaxing, but a little too relaxed in places [DJB]

BritishPianoTrios Heritage

British Piano Trios (Heritage)

(Déjà Review) A compelling way of getting to grip with these works in excellently played and recorded performances [RB]

Chopin Etudes Nimbus

Chopin: Etudes (Nimbus Records)

(Déjà Review) Smith’s way with this music has a special charm of its own [DJ]

avison sonatas divineart

Avison: Harpsichord Sonatas Op 5 and Op 7 (Divine Art)

(Déjà Review) Recording quality (first class), performances and music come together in a wholly splendid way in this disc, one which advances Avison’s cause still further [JW]