Newest Reviews
Cikada Live – Huddersfield / Donaueschingen (LAWO Classics)
Klaus Lang’s stately Parthenon is the must-hear item here [RHa]
Philarmonica (Alpha Classics)
A potentially interesting programme, but it tended to all blend together [DJB]
Sylvie Spycket (harpsichord) (Forgotten Records)
A short-lived harpsichordist heard in a bracingly robust recital [JW]
Wagner: Die Walküre (Pristine Audio)
Pristine’s stereo remastering reveals its glories yet more vividly – but unfortunately also highlights the constant hacking of the audience and Windgassen’s coordination problems. [RMo]
Cassadó & Mompou: Complete Solo Guitar Works (Naxos)
Having all the compositions for guitar by these two Catalan composers makes this a desirable disc [GPu]
Blyton: Choral Works (Upbeat Records)
(Déjà Review) This music, simply delightful as it is, could well change your life [GH]
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Naxos Historical)
(Déjà Review) Good sound, excellent playing and glorious singing [GF]
In Relations – song recital (Hänssler Classic)
A young soprano evidently to look out for, in a lovely debut recital [PT]
Site 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)
- The Cello Concerto Project has received a substantial update
- the article Alternative Bruckner by Patrick Waller on transcriptions of Brucker symphonies published in 2022 has been updated
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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