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85 days ago

The Nash Ensemble
(Onyx)
The chamber group’s all-Ravel CD is an impeccable farewell to its much-missed founder

This all-Ravel recording by the Nash Ensemble was the final project of Amelia Freedman’s ex…

4 months ago

Hugh Cutting: Refound album review – an idiosyncratic and profoundly satisfying collection ⊕⊕

(Linn)
The Kathleen Ferrier award-winning countertenor’s debut recital album showcases his warm tone and effortless musical line – and his originality

In 2021 Hugh Cutting was the first countertenor to…

7 months ago

First night of the Proms review – Batiashvili’s magnificent Sibelius opens the festival

Royal Albert Hall, London
An oddly disparate programme, including an Errollyn Wallen world premiere and a Vaughan Williams rarity, didn’t quite cohere in this opening concert, but all was outstandingl…

After losing his arm in the first world war, pianist Paul Wittgenstein commissioned extraordinary new works that he could perform with just his left hand. I’m aiming to keep his incredible legacy ali…

The Dancing on Ice duo took their place in British sporting history when they won gold at the 1984 Winter Games ice skating to Ravel's Bolero at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo.

8 months ago

Orchestre de Paris/Mäkelä
(Decca)
It may be missing that edge-of-your-seat excitement it had at last summer’s Proms, but Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique is full of colour and impact, and the energy kee…

9 months ago

Ukho Ensemble Kyiv/Gaggero
(Kyiv Dispatch)
Gérard Grisey’s extraordinary expressive work, performed here by Ukraine’s leading new-music group, is one of the finest compositions of the late 20th century

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