This latest issue in a valuable series finds the SKP in rejuvenated form, and they give excellent performances throughout. The repertoire, likely to be unfamiliar to the vast majority of listeners, is a fascinating and generous collection…
Both of these works deal with tragedy and yet the music is not tragic; it is moving, unmistakably contemporary and ultimate life-affirming…
Of the 13 tracks on this album, 11 receive their first recording. If the music is for the most part new, a number of the texts are familiar including Ave Maria…
This is a debut album by the group Recordare and it takes the form of a concept album, using the seasons as the unifying theme…
This issue is a showcase for some of the richly rewarding results of Robert Plane’s promotion of British music. It begins in fine style with Bingham’s Elsewhere, for clarinet and string quartet…
Knowing that Sullivan wrote a considerable number of what are often called ‘art’ songs for voice and piano, I was quite surprised to discover that this unique recording features a well-known ‘early music’ ensemble…