Nov 26, 2025 | CD reviews
Ulster OrchestraCharles Peebles conductor SOMMCD 0713 The 150th anniversary of Coleridge-Taylor’s birth has prompted a number of releases of recordings of his music. This one is the more welcome because it includes several works hitherto not committed to disc. The...
Nov 25, 2025 | CD reviews
BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult conductorAlbert Sammons violin SOMM ARIADNE 5045 Ernest John Moeran died in slightly mysterious circumstances in Ireland on 1 December 1950, and this disc proudly proclaims ‘Moeran 75’ on its cover which has a colour...
Nov 25, 2025 | CD reviews
Emma Halnan fluteJac Van Steen conductorUlster Orchestra SOMMCD 0710 David Matthews has written so much music – 11 symphonies, 20 string quartets, and hundreds of other works – that it is hard to get a handle on his achievement. However, he has only written one opera...
Nov 19, 2025 | CD reviews
Lorna Windsor – Soprano William Hancox – Piano Willowhayne Records WHR097 This is a generously filled disc of English songs embracing a period of over 80 years. Six composers are represented beginning with eight songs by Peter Warlock, including the...
Oct 28, 2025 | CD reviews
Rebeca Omordia piano RESONUS RES10372 This is a most rewarding issue from a leading advocate of Ireland’s piano scores, and one endorsed by the John Ireland Trust, who contributed to its production. Notwithstanding classic recordings by Alan Rowlands, Eric Parkin and...
Oct 28, 2025 | CD reviews
Ian Pace piano DIVINE ART MEX 77402 This is unquestionably a tour de force and a highly significant issue. Finnissy is one of our most prolific composers, and Ian Pace is a leading authority on his music. Although this handsomely-presented set of four discs cannot...
