Aug 27, 2020 | CD reviews
The Nash Ensmble Divine Art dda 25202 When a composer is described, as in Anthony Burn’s extensive and personal booklet essay, as ‘ploughing his own furrow’ it generally means, as I know from personal experience, that he/she has become ignored and has decided to go on...
Aug 27, 2020 | CD reviews
Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano Christopher Glynn piano SOMM 0616 Somm has again found a fascinating niche in the market by throwing light on a composer better known for his orchestral works like With the Wild Geese. In addition, they are giving us two fine young...
Aug 26, 2020 | CD reviews
Staatskapelle Berlin Daniel Barenboim Conductor Elina Garanca Mezzo-Soprano DECCA 4850968 There is a wonderfully enticing Elgar revolution afoot in Germany right now and the enduring baton of conductor, Daniel Barenboim, is paving a major part of the way. The...
Aug 26, 2020 | CD reviews
Goldner String Quartet Piers Lane piano HYPERION CDA68296 Fine tailoring, tobacco, aftershave (‘a spicy woody fragrance’) – the name Dunhill evokes some resonant images, and if I’ve sometimes hazily confused him with Armstrong Gibbs as a composer of light stage scores...
