Divine Art
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Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Giuliano Romagnoli (Faust), Gemma Bosini (Margherita), Fernando Autori (Mefistofele), Gilda Timitz (Siebel), Napoleone Limonta (Wagner), Adolfo Pacini (Valentino) & Nelda Garrone (Marta)
La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Sabajno
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JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos
Recorded at St. John’s Smith Square in 2014
Lucia Micallef (piano)
European Union Chamber Orchestra, Brian Schembri
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There is a commonality in the music throughout the disc. One could easily believe that all of it was by the same composer but this is not meant in any way as a disparaging comment...[the] playing... —
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she expresses herself very ably within this broad milieu, possessing ample dexterity to pull off the natural brilliance and elegance of the music and consistently bringing to it a freshness... —
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Opening the Door to the Music of Roy Heaton Smith
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), Linda Merrick (clarinet), John Turner (recorder), Harvey Davies (piano), Benedict Holland (violin), Alistair Vennart (viola), Ewa Tytman (piano), Stephen Waters (clarinet)
Solem String Quartet, BBC Northern Orchestra, Stanford Robinson
Essential listening for all enthusiasts of British music from the second half of the 20th century —
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I look forward to hearing much more of Natalia Andreeva. —
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Mantas can rightly boast that his version of the E-flat Serenade, K. 375 (1781) gives us the premiere of its complete score as Mozart intended. The resultant performance gives us a model of... —
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Lydia Kakabadse: Ithaka
choral and vocal works
Clare McCaldin (mezzo-soprano), Paul Turner (piano), Cecily Beer (harp) & Sara Trickey (violin)
Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough
There are also songs for mezzo and piano, but it’s Odyssey (‘Ithaka’ follows the Greek national anthem in the final section) that dominates the set and could have stood alone. A fine addition... —
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Prevailing Winds
Music for Wind Instruments by Robin Stevens
John Bradbury (clarinet), John Turner (recorders), Richard Simpson (oboe), Janet Simpson (piano), Sarah Miller (flutes), Helen Peller (bassoon) and Lindsey Stoker (horn)
A high level of musical imagination, combined with skilled and involved performances from all participants and a clean, well-balanced recording, all add up to a very enjoyable CD. —
