Aug 15, 2024 | CD reviews
Mahler Chamber OrchestraGeorge Benjamin conductor Nimbus N18116 At little more than an hour and a bit it was no hardship to watch Picture a Day Like This twice at the Royal Opera Studio last year, although this recording is actually from the Aix-en-Provence première....
Aug 15, 2024 | CD reviews
Juliana Koch oboe/cor anglaisMichael McHale pianoJulian Bliss clarinet CHAN 20290 Decades ago the best chance of hearing the music of Ruth Gipps was to attend her occasional and often adventurous concerts with her various ‘semi-pro’ orchestras on the South Bank and...
Aug 15, 2024 | CD reviews
Flourish for Glorious JohnFantasia for piano and orchestraThe SteersmanThe Future Lucy Crowe sopranoJacques Imbrailo baritoneAndrew von Oeyen pianoBBC Symphony Orchestra and ChorusMartin Yates conductor Dutton CDLX 7411 This is an interesting (well, in parts) addition...
