Berlioz
This is definitely worth having for Ridout’s Harold and a performance that captures the symphonic grandeur of Berlioz’ Byronic adventure…
Rossini – Messa di Gloria
The hardest thing for people with preconceptions to accept about Rossini’s Mass is how jolly it is. But why not? There is no reason why glorification should be a solemn business…
A Tribute to Pauline Viardot
Aria selections are not my favourite form of CD release but this one has much merit…
Enescu
I first encountered Daria Parkhomenko at the 2018 Enescu piano competition, which she deservedly won, and was immediately impressed by her musicality as well as her solid technique…
Montgeroult
There are some discs that go instantly onto the pile of those one wants to listen to again and again, happily, on repeat. At first sight it is surprising that this is one of them…
Walton Shostakovich
There is a commitment and intensity to the playing on this disc that is, in my view, a real step forward from the Albion Quartet’s previous series of Dvorak quartets released over the last couple of years…