20th Century

A collection of 89 posts

20th Century

Out of Vienna: the Leonkoro Quartet on Alpha

A superb debut on Alpha for the Leonkoro Quartet

Elgar

Elgar's 'The Kingdom' in performance

Definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts

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

Ginastera

A Winner: Ginastera Quartets

Simply superb from every angle

Romantic

More Foerster from Naxos

Fascinating repertoire

Chamber

Genesis: sax and piano

A fascinating concept; a fascinating disc

20th Century

The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna

A salutary reminder of the genius of Bruno Maderna

Piano

Nuit blanche: pianist Jodyline Gallavardin's exceptional disc

There is clearly a deep, deep sensibility at work here

Elgar

Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius - on original instruments!

This is utterly remarkable

Puccini

Omer Meir Wellber's miraculous Butterfly

One of the finest “butterflies” available

Piano

MAESTRA: Piano Concertos by Julia Perry and Doreen Carwithen

Samantha Ege features here in works by Julia Perry and Doreen Carwithen: a stimulating pairing. The name of Julia Perry was new to me. This fascinating composer was born in Kentucky, USA, moved to Ohio, and trained at Westminster Choir College in New Jersey, as well as Tanglewood, Juilliard, and

Ravel

Ravel from Minnesota: Stan strikes again!

A fine reminder of the stature of Skrowaczewski in his pre-Manchester years

20th Century

Hjalmar Borgstrøm: Symphonic Poems

All credit to the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra for decoding these massive scores so well

Scandinavian

For the Skerries: Alfvén, Symphony No. 4

A stunning symphony

20th Century

Three Operas in One: Puccini's Il Trittico

This is a fascinating Trittico; Grigorian and Welser-Möst triumph

Puccini

Puccini's “Il Tabarro” from Florence

Denis Krief maximises the static staging in a triumph of imagination

Imogen Holst

The Magic of Imogen Holst

This disc goes a long way in reminding us of Imogen Holst's importance to British music

20th Century

American String Quartets: Florence Price & Leo Sowerby

Compelling music in compelling performances

Violin

Beach & Corigliano Violin Sonatas

A terrific disc, beautifully recorded and performed

20th Century

Khachaturian Symphony 1 on cpo

As the youth of today say, this is "fire"

20th Century

Stravinsky Chamber works on Linn

The music colleges of today are clearly in fine fettle!

20th Century

English Gems from Wigmore Hall

It is doubtful any of these pieces have been bite seven on disc

Violin

1919: CODA. Works for Violin and Piano by Janáček, Boulanger, Debussy & Elgar

A fascinating disc, featuring well contrasted repertoire in excellent performances

Solo Piano

Nicolas Hodges impresses in Messiaen's Vingt Régards

A memorable evening