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Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — The blood-dimmed tide
Classical music news. Malcolm Arnold Festival — The nineteenth annual festival devoted to the music of English composer Malcolm Arnold will take place in October 2024
Classical music news. Community MusicWorks — A music hub in Providence, Rhode Island, USA announces a new building and performance space
Classical music news. Finale's Last Year — A big shake-up in the world of music notation software
Spotlight. Deeply Moving Throughout — Gerald Fenech listens to Campra's 'Messe de Requiem'. '... an inspiring programme brimming with music of the utmost beauty and reverential nobility ...'
Classical music news. Obituary — Alexander Goehr (1932-2024)
Spotlight. An Enchanting Recital — Gerald Fenech listens to a new recording by Roberto Alagna, celebrating the singer's sixtieth birthday. '... immaculately sung.'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — It tolls for thee
Classical music news. September 2024 Newsletter — Our September 2024 PDF newsletter has just been published
Classical music news. Pachelbel Carols — News from British composer and arranger Paul Ayres
Spotlight. Lofty Ideas — Gerald Fenech listens to music by Francesco Cilea. 'Performances are alive, clear and cheery.'
Ensemble. Avian Humanoids in the Park — Keith Bramich takes a guided walk with a difference
Classical music news. Winchendon Music Festival — Andrew Arceci's Massachusetts-based concert series runs from 25-29 September 2024
Ensemble. A Sumptuous Programme — Roderic Dunnett reports from the 2024 Three Choirs Festival in Worcester
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Towards the flame
Spotlight. The Tyranny of Consensus — John Dante Prevedini discovers a missing chapter in the history of electronic music in England. '... increased subtlety and variety of techniques employed ...'
Spotlight. A Sweeping Experience — Gerald Fenech listens to Raphaël Pichon's striking new version of Mozart's Requiem. '... overflowing with a shimmering musical light that sows joy and hope for the transcendent.'
Spotlight. Hope and Rebirth — Keith Bramich enjoys a piano recital by Ross Salvosa. '... expert, secure and fluid interpretations ...'
'Obscure' Repertoire — Important advice for pianists
Classical music news. Burkard Schliessmann — SOMM Recordings announces the exclusive signing of German pianist Burkard Schliessmann
Spotlight. A Superb Compendium — Gerald Fenech listens to Emőke Baráth, Philipe Estèphe and Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet. '... the best of French late romantic sacred music in vibrant and heartwarming performances.'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Happiness is a warm hand
Classical music news. Boston Philharmonic Orchestra — Staff changes and 2024/25 programme
Spotlight. Pleasant and Tuneful — Gerald Fenech finds Volume 4 of John Wilson's Eric Coates orchestral series charming, and looks forward to the next instalment. 'Splendidly performed and recorded ...'
Classical music news. Emerging Genius — A biographical novel tells the tale of a talented but maligned composer, plus other news
Spotlight. Richly Coloured and Immediate — Gerald Fenech finds Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Brahms symphonies unmissable. '... charmingly descriptive music full of colourful expressiveness that is unjustly neglected.'
Classical music news. Punkt Kontrapunkt — A selection of forthcoming performances
Spotlight. Urinary Bladder Surgery? — Gerald Fenech recommends lusciously presented and recorded music by the French composer Marin Marais. '... charmingly descriptive music full of colourful expressiveness that is unjustly neglected.'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Familiarity breeds oblivion
Ensemble. More than just a stir — Lucas Ball listens to music by Chilcott, Mealor, Stanford and Whitacre at the 2024 Three Choirs Festival
Syrinx — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae
Classical music news - August 2024 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month
Classical music news. Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet — A new ballet inspired by life and work of Oscar Wilde is to receive its first performances by the Australian Ballet and will be streamed worldwide
Ensemble. Invigorating, Appetising and Beguiling — Roderic Dunnett discovers Giuseppe Gazzaniga's 'Alcina's Island' at Bampton Classical Opera
Ensemble. A Big Disappointment — In the last of his reports from the 2024 Buxton Festival, Mike Wheeler experiences Ethel Smyth's comic opera 'The Boatswain's Mate'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Walls come tumbling down
Spotlight. An Enterprising Addition — Gerald Fenech listens to music by Karl Jenkins. '... the trump card of this issue must be Jess Gillam ...'
Ensemble. Unanimity and Feel for Lively Interaction — Mike Wheeler hears music by Bridge, Elgar and Brahms from the Dante Quartet
Classical music news. August 2024 Newsletter — Watch and listen to our August 2024 video newsletter - Initiating change, and the programming of living composers
Classical music news. New Releases for August 2024 and Later — Browse a selection of new recordings
Ensemble. Music of the Spheres — Mike Wheeler listens to an eclectic programme from pianist Ryan Drucker at the Buxton Festival
Classical music news. Obituary — Benjamin Luxon (1937-2024)
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Fourteen Ways to Create a Universe
Classical music news - July 2024 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month
Ensemble. Intelligently Structured and Winningly Executed — Mike Wheeler is impressed by Fenella Humphreys and Martin Roscoe's Buxton Festival recital marking the centenary of the death of Gabriel Fauré
Spotlight. Musical Siblings — Gerald Fenech heartily recommends Isata Kanneh-Mason's new Mendelssohn album. 'An enchanting album, sensitively performed and sumptuously recorded ...'
Ensemble. A Zany Kind of Sense — Mike Wheeler experiences Franz Joseph Haydn's opera buffa 'La Canterina'
Spotlight. Three Surprises — Gerald Fenech recommends music by Mozart played by the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. '... a diverse survey of Mozart's occasional music in excellent sound quality and attractive presentation ...'
Ensemble. A Spirited Performance — Mike Wheeler was in the audience at Buxton for Giuseppe Verdi's 'Ernani'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Pluck it and See
Ensemble. All the Expressive Bases Well Covered — Mike Wheeler was at the conclusion of Buxton Festival's Paul Lewis Schubert sonata series
Classical music news. Obituary — April Cantelo (1928-2024)
Spotlight. A Century-old Recording — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends a new restored version of an early recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' opera 'Hugh the Drover'. '... sound quality is not what we would expect today, but in a sense, therein lies its charm and fascination.'
Ensemble. Brilliantly Imaginative Staging — Mike Wheeler witnesses the devastating conclusion to Handel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno' at the Buxton Festival
Ensemble. Clearly Going Places — Mike Wheeler listens to the Kleio Quartet's Buxton Festival recital
Ensemble. Dramatically Unsatisfactory — Mike Wheeler explains his opinion of Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carrière's take on Bizet's 'Carmen'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — Learning to Fly
Ensemble. Contrasting Emotional Worlds — Mike Wheeler notes the distinction of Paul Lewis as a Schubert interpreter at the 2024 Buxton Festival
Chocallo — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae
Mozart in Italy — Mike Wheeler, in the first of several visits to this year's Buxton Festival, listens to a discussion between Jane Glover and Leah Broad
Classical music news. Gramercy Brass Band Camp — Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York creates a weekend brass festival
Spotlight. Drama and Emotion — Gerald Fenech finds much to enjoy and discover on this recent Verdi album from Freddie De Tommaso, Riccardo Chailly and colleagues at Teatro alla Scala, Milan. '... Chailly's spirited empathy for these pieces is evident throughout, and the La Scala forces respond with flair and vigour, as does tenor Freddie de Tommaso.'
Spotlight. A Stupendous Box Set — Gerald Fenech strongly recommends Antonio Pappano's complete symphonic, concertante and sacred music recordings with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. '... music-making of exceptional passion and indescribable beauty that exalts the listener to heights of immense joy and feverish excitement.'
Resounding Echoes by Robert McCarney — The Journey Begins
Ensemble. Meditating on Violence — Jeffrey Neil's perspective on the late Kaija Saariaho's opera 'Innocence'
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