Erica Jeal
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From the woman who soundtracked Lesbian Vampire Killers to the creator of musical cryptograms, the king has chosen an eclectic bunch. So what are we likely to hear?
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4 out of 5 stars.
Maconchy, Lutyens and Wallen: Works for Piano and Orchestra review – first-time recordings pack a punch
4 out of 5 stars.The BBC Concert Orchestra bounce off the coiled spring of Martin Jones’s piano playing as moments of reflective beauty shine through in previously unrecorded works -
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4 out of 5 stars.Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami’s thoughtful and effective new production shapes Dvorák’s opera into a tale of mankind versus nature. A first-rate cast is matched by Semyon Bychkov in the pit
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4 out of 5 stars.
Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber review – songs of existential crisis delivered with subtlety and snarl
4 out of 5 stars.The pianist and baritone were perfectly balanced combining emotional scope and intense ferocity in a repertoire that explored the turmoil of mental illness
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4 out of 5 stars.
Harpsichord Concertos: Martinů, Krása and Kalabis review – Esfahani makes sparks fly as ancient meets modern
4 out of 5 stars.Three 20th century Czech pieces for the harpsichord are full of lively interest in this new recording with Alexander Liebreich and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra -
4 out of 5 stars.With Bizet’s opera’s menace and casual cruelty to the fore, cracking performances from soloists and chorus alike ensure that this is a tense and atmospheric production
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4 out of 5 stars.
BBCSO/Watts/Wigglesworth review – a striking song cycle that finds divine in the everyday
4 out of 5 stars.Elizabeth Watts’s buoyant soprano drew us in to this poignant performance of Ryan Wigglesworth’s work Till Dawning, based on the poetry of George Herbert
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While there’s no doubt about the year’s villain, before November’s funding cuts there were plenty of heroes to celebrate. We look back on a year that saw many musical highs and an all-time low
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The two virtuosic soloists have a longstanding musical partnership that here produced a wonderful and generous evening of music by Brahms, Janáček and Schumann
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4 out of 5 stars.Jake Heggie’s take on the heartwarming Christmas classic has a glittering, melodic score with a gift of a role for soprano Danielle de Niese as goofy guardian angel Clara
LPO/Rachlin/Mäkelä review – a powerful performance of Shostakovich, Mahler and Larcher
4 out of 5 stars.