Colin Clarke

Piano

Hamamatsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place

Suzuki clearly has a bright future ahead

Gluck

Gluck: Rare Arie d'opera on Tactus

... a cautious recommendation

Another Wigmore triumph: Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber in Schubert

Schubert Lieder Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 20.1.2026 Die abgeblühte Linde, D 514 (?1817). Der Jûngling an der Quelle, D 300 (c. 1817).  Die blinde Knabe, D 833 (1825). Liane, D 298 (1815). Die Unglûchliche, D 713 (1821).  Von Mitleiden Mariä, D 632 (1818)

Liszt

Yoav Levanon's cinematic Liszt: the Transcendental Etudes

Levanon's Liszt is veyr special indeed. We have a cracker here

Staged Brahms in Paris: Director David Bobée's response to Deutsches Requiem

Stagings of Bach Passions are, if not the norm, certainly not unknown; and Insula showed how effective known music with projection can be in Mat Collishaw's Sky Burial, a film response to Fauré's Requiem. Insula's Brahms is pretty much an unknown quantity, except for

Lieder

Cycle de berceuses: Sabine Devieilhe and Mathieu Pordoy at Wigmore Hall

How much pleasure the evening afforded; and how much there was to learn, too

Choral

Orchestral Anthems (# 2)

Anglican repertoire is the subject of this disc, a sequence of English anthems both rousing and touching

Beethoven's final trilogy of piano sonatas: Cristian Sandrin excels

Exploration isnt' just about repertoire; it's also about new talent. Crisian Sandrin here gives performances of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas for the ages: plus a bonus (Carl Tausig's arrangement for piano of the "Cavatine" from the Op. 130 String Quartet). Here&

Poignant Winterberg: RIP Jonathan Powell

The power Powell has in this music is remarkable, the result of.deep understanding of Winteberg's voice

Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Alpha Classics

From Alpha Classics:

Donizetti

Donizetti Songs, #3: Carlo Rizzi returns, this time with Michael Spyres

One of the finest, if not the finest, volume in this exemplary series from Opera Rara

21st Century

Zoë Martlew's debut Album Z: an update

Album Z Unleashed

Choral

Arise, my love: Music for the Break of Day from Magdalen College

Arise my love presents a beautiful concept, beautifully realised

Ginastera

A Winner: Ginastera Quartets

Simply superb from every angle

Romantic

More Foerster from Naxos

Fascinating repertoire

21st Century

More Poppe: Körper & Gold

A rather specialised, but very special, release

Chamber

Genesis: sax and piano

A fascinating concept; a fascinating disc

Schubert

A terrific pairing of Schubert & Purcell (a la Warlock!)

Some real discoveries to be made here

Chopin

Abbey Simon's Reissued Chopin on Vox

A terrific reissue

Tears are my daily food: Handel Chandos Anthems from Musica Gloria

Recorded in Antwerp, this new disc of two of Handel's Chandos Anthems and an Oboe Concerto from Musica Gloria, Tears are my daily food, acts as a reminder of this ensemble's importance. Here are intimate performances of Handel's anthems - forget the grand choral

Violin

Arthur Catterall: Mozart, Brahms & Franck

A fascinating disc, of real historic significance

Raff

Rare Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen (The Jealous Ones)

We are indeed lucky to have this recording

French Baroque

Lully's Te Deum from Versailles

A spectacular disc of truly Baroque splendour, and a salutary reminder of the genius of Lully

A Grand Measure of Inspiration: A Watchman post

In these times we are facing existential questions. What the hell is going on politically? Why does the news seem like an episode of The Simpsons or South Park? A joke, sketch or bad review can lead to a lawsuit—or worse. We frequently find ourselves wondering what we can

Das Mirakel: a Humpedinck first recording

Well, who we have here is one miracle, one mystery, and one mystery play. Humperdinck collaborated with Max Reinhardt on Das Mirakel, based a 1911 mystery play by Karl Gustav Vollmöller. The mystery? The play itself is lost. But the music isn't. And Humpserdinck's setting is