Author: Stan Szpakowicz

Breathlessly executed – flashy, but no interpretative nuance [RMo]

A fascinating new voice in a programme tied to her cultural heritage but with universal appeal [GF]

An interesting program, with good if not outstanding performances [DJB]

Conventional Classical-era quartets, with some quirky details [SV]

Rebecca Clarke’s string sonatas chart her movement from Brahms to modernism [JW]

(Déjà Review) There’s something for everybody in this excellently played between-the-wars anthology of music [JL]

A delight – puts a smile on your face and a sense of joy and beauty in your heart [MMB]

A Mozart Requiem which need not detain us … [RMo]

Beautiful, approachable contemporary music showcases the craft of a wonderful saxophonist [MB]

A most joyously agreeable introduction to Romberg and his inspirations [RB]

A notable musical celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany [JQ]

A delightful hour spent in the company of these three works [DJB]

Chance is a foremost representative of his generation in the falsetto range [JV]

(Déjà Review) One of the most enjoyable discs I have heard for a long while [CF]

Simply wonderful piano playing [DMD]

Committed performances of works of cultural rather than musical significance [NB]

Refined playing with a big sound [ZT]

Three contrasting French sonatas offer rewarding virtues [JW]

A sonically splendid recording of Tosca overshadowed by ghosts from the past [PT]

A very interesting piece in a fine live performance [JQ]

Challenging works commissioned and inimitably performed by the King’s Singers [LW]

(Déjà Review) One of the finest recordings of the Goldberg Variations on piano currently available [KM]

A movingly immersive experience [MP]

This performance has completely revised my view of the Viola Concerto [DMD]