DISCUSSION: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about Classical Music and Politics, including contributions from Béla Hartmann and James Ross.
DISCUSSION: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about Composers, individuals or collective?, including contributions from David Arditti, Halida Dinova, Robert McCarney and Jane Stanley.
Rubicon Classics is a small classical music record label created in 2016, based in Eastbourne in the UK and run by Cheryl Grant and Matthew Cosgrove.
Artists recording for Rubicon include Ensemble Émigré, Karim Said, The Exon Singers, Chloë Hanslip & Danny Driver, Jennifer Johnston, Ivana Gavrić, Fenella Humphreys, Craig Ogden, Armoniosa, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Owain Arwel Hughes.
More information: rubiconclassics.com
Spotlight. Absolutely Stunning - Geoff Pearce listens to Lea Birringer's Sibelius, Szymanowski and Järnefelt. '... beautifully played.'
Echoes of Oblivion by Robert McCarney - Selling like hot cakes ... maybe, hopefully
CD Spotlight. Heartachingly Beautiful - Geoff Pearce is impressed by Dudok Quartet Amsterdam's performances of Shostakovich and Bacewicz. '... freshness and vitality ...'
CD Spotlight. Symphonic Maturity - Patrick Maxwell listens to Sibelius symphonies. '... the wind and brass playing is pristine throughout.'
CD Spotlight. High Romanticism - Paul Sarcich discovers the music of Robert Kahn. 'Ensemble Émigré have done fine service to Kahn ...'