Bayan Northcott
Recent articles by Bayan Northcott
Haydn, Joseph
Joseph Haydn: the classical era's great humourist... and more
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 109-111 (Anne Queffélec)
Anne Queffélec (piano) (Mirare)
Bruch • Mozart • R Schumann • Stravinsky: Clarinet Trios
Wigmore Soloists: Michael Collins (clarinet), Isabelle van Keulen (viola, violin), Michael McHale (piano) (BIS)
Bruckner • Mahler • Rott: Symphony No. 1 etc
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (DG)
Sibelius: The Tempest
Hanne Fischer, Kari Dahl Nielsen (mezzo), Fredrik Bjellsäter (tenor), Palle Knudsen (baritone), Nicolai Elsberg (bass); Royal Danish Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Okko Kamu (Naxos)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3 & 5 etc (Gothenburg/Rouvali)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Alpha Classics)
Shostakovich • Walton: String Quartets
Albion Quartet (Signum Classics)
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Bavarian Radio SO/Rattle)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle (BR Klassik)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp 79, 90 & 106
Martin Roscoe (piano) (Deux-Elles)
Bridge • Britten • Debussy: Cello Sonatas
Truls Mørk (cello), Håvard Gimse (piano) (Alpha Classics)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 5-7 (RPO/Hughes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes (Rubicon)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (Vienna Phil/Thielemann)
Vienna Philharmonic/Christian Thielemann (Sony Classical)
Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 11 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) (Chandos)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Tragic Overture etc
National Symphony Orchestra/Rimma Sushanskaya (Quartz)
Mozart: String Quartets, Vol. 5 (Armida Quartett)
Armida Quartett (Avi-music)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 etc (Finnish Radio SO/Collon)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (Ondine)
Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Sally Matthews, Katharina Bierweiler et al; La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra/Ben Glassberg (Alpha Classics)
Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety
Singapore Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (BIS)
Hummel • Mozart • Vanhal: Bassoon Concertos
Sophie Dervaux (bassoon); Mozarteumorchester Salzburg (Berlin Classics)
When There Are No Words
Alex Klein (oboe), Phillip Bush (piano) (Cedille)
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 4 (RPO/Hughes)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes (Rubicon)
Who was Johannes Brahms?
Ivan Hewett, Bayan Northcott and Jessica Duchen take a look at the essence of this enigmatic composer.