THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL: Roderic Dunnett previews the 2024 edition of the UK's oldest music festival, 27 July until 4 August.
Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm, usually known as MDG, is a classical record label based in Detmold, Germany, founded in 1978 and run by Werner Dabringhaus and Reimund Grimm. Its catalogue of over fifteen hundred titles offers a diverse range of repertoire with outstanding performances in audiophile sound quality.
Further information: mdg.de
Spotlight. Consistently Transparent - Gerald Fenech listens to organ concertos by Arne. '... a vibrant energy ...'
Spotlight. Feverishly Exciting - Gerald Fenech ardently recommends Skrowaczewski's 2016 recording of Bruckner's Eighth Symphony. '... full of energy and emotional visionary splendour ...'
CD Spotlight. Quite Orgiastic - Petrenko conducts Shostakovich, recommended by Gerald Fenech. '... very much on the ball ...'
CD Spotlight. A Shattered Mirror - Paganini caprices arranged for string quartet, heard by Howard Smith. '... technically cluttered.'