20th Century

A collection of 79 posts

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

Elgar

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

This is utterly remarkable

Ravel

Ravel from Minnesota: Stan strikes again!

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

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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

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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

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American String Quartets: Florence Price & Leo Sowerby

Compelling music in compelling performances

Violin

Beach & Corigliano Violin Sonatas

A terrific disc, beautifully recorded and performed

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Khachaturian Symphony 1 on cpo

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

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Stravinsky Chamber works on Linn

The music colleges of today are clearly in fine fettle!

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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

Choral

Sirens’ Song: The Sixteen in English Partsongs

What's not to like? This is choral music, and choral performance, at its very best

Stravinsky

Stravinsky: James Ehnes in the Violin Concerto, plus much more

This Chandos Stravinsky disc is a corker

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Anna Pirozzi and Emma Abbate in songs by Franco Alfano

A magnificent disc: Pirozzi is all-commanding, while Abbate exudes complete command

Mahler

Richard Strauss & Mahler from Montréal

A fabulous coupling delivered in performances of consummate power

Ravel

John Wilson conducts Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé

Wilson and his forces provide a Daphnis for the ages

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Memories in Watercolour: the Piano Music of Tan Dun

A superb disc - fervently recommended!

Schoenberg

Kammerkonzert: Music of Arnold Schoenberg from Odradek

Schoenberg's music requires concentration from the listener, but the rewards are massive

Live Performance

PatKop's Poirot at the Southbank

Unforgettable

Shostakovich

Shostakovich from Budapest: Symphonies 5 & 9

Concerto Budapest remains a superb ensemble of the top rank

Rubbra

The Jade Mountain: Songs by Edmund Rubbra

This is a major release: for the Rubbra discography, for sure, but also for the song repertoire in general