Contemporary For Clarinet and Strings ... The work of Metier Records and of instrumental groups such as the one here, Gemini, should be universally lauded. They keep the music of today alive ...
Contemporary The World Was Once All Miracle: The Defiantly Eclectic World of Raymond Yiu If you like music that is intriguing, entertaining, challenging, sophisticated and sometimes outrageous, you'll like this
Contemporary The heady, complex and beautiful music of Thomas Adès No-one is going to pretend the music of Thomas Adès is going to be easy. Like much of the best music, it reveals its secrets over time. I was very, very taken with his opera The Exterminating Angel (after the stunning 1962 surrealist film by Buñuel) while back in 2014
Contemporary Recreation: a new EP from the boundary-shattering Manchester Collective Inspiring juxtapositions from a pioneering Manchester group
Vocal I And Silence ... Women's Voices in American Song There's a certain bravery involved from the performers in this programme but it pays off in spades. Believe me, you won't forget this disc in a hurry
Record Label Focus Label Focus: Alpha's ferocious curiosity A look at a label that likes to explore ...
Piano Tempo e Tempi: Beethoven meets Carter meets Mumford 2020 is Beethoven year, after all: pianist Pina Napolitano reminds us of his greatness
Opera Finding a way into modern music: Henze's "Tristan" and "Der Prinz von Homburg" In a World of dumbing down, of easy-on-the-ear accessibility, Henze offers a middle way, a way into complexity without overwhelm