by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | on CD, Schumann
Writing for organ was not really Schumann’s thing – nor was delving into the neo-baroque world of Bach, at least not to the same extent as his contemporary Mendelssohn, so it is interesting that he wrote his only two substantial pieces in the genre in 1845; the same year that Mendelssohn was writing his organ sonatas. No doubt a true scholar will tell me if that was only coincidence…
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Mozart, on CD
As a former Principal Flute himself (albeit not with the London Symphony but just about every other London band), Jaime Martin is an undeniably sensitive conductor for the concertos, attentive to the orchestral detail while giving his soloists the space they need to develop their interpretations without rushing or overwhelming them…
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Bernstein, on CD
Not only is this a wonderful performance, superbly captured by Andrew Cornall’s recording, it is timely in the best tradition of political satire…
by admin | Oct 2, 2021 | on CD, Piazzolla, Astor
Astor Piazzolla had the same problem as Scott Joplin; known for only one genre of music, confining himself to a set of rules that makes all the pieces feel interchangeable – Joplin with ragtime, Piazzolla with the tango…
by admin | Oct 2, 2021 | Collections, on CD
The collection, taking its overall title from William Alwyn’s Crépuscule, covers exactly a century of composition for this rarefied group of instruments (sometimes minus the viola): from Arnold Bax’s very Ravelian Elegiac Trio from 1916 to Paul Patterson’s engaging Canonic Lullaby from 2016, which was premiered by Halnan and Wright in this version (flute replacing oboe)…
by admin | Oct 2, 2021 | Collections, on CD
Only the works by the famous composers, Britten, Bridge and Parry in this set have been recorded before so Honeybourne’s selection is bound to be a series of discoveries. EM Records is pursuing its task of exploring the attic of English music with diligence…