John Allison
Recent articles by John Allison
Out of the flames: the miracle organ that survived the Notre-Dame inferno
When flames engulfed Notre-Dame in 2019, the organ miraculously survived. Now cleaned and restored, it is sounding as good as ever, discovers John Allison
Review: Górecki String Quartets (Silesian String Quartet)
The Silesian Quartet deliver an outstanding survey of Górecki’s string quartets, says John Allison in his review
Best Polish composers: eleven great musical figures, from Chopin to Penderecki
John Allison explores how Poland’s turbulent history has left an exceptional musical heritage
Last Night of the Proms conductor: why I won't touch Russian music
As Sakari Oramo prepares to conduct four BBC Proms concerts this season, he talks about his long and successful tenure at the BBC Symphony Orchestra - and how world events are impacting his concert choices
Review: Chopin Études (Yunchan Lim)
In his review, John Allison calls Yunchan Lim's Chopin Études ‘…this is a remarkable feat that demands to be heard.’
Enescu: Symphonies Nos 1-3 (Review)
Smetana: Má Vlast
Schubert: Piano Sonata D959 etc
Bartók • Janáček • Szymanowski
Lutyens: Piano Works, Vol. 3
Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Romance etc
Duo
Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening etc
Penderecki: Symphony No. 6 ‘Chinese Songs’ etc
Bartók • Kodály: Choral Works
Weinberg: Dawn; Symphony No. 12
Chopin: Complete Mazurkas, Vol. 2
Martinů: Violin Concerto etc
Josef Špaček (violin), Miroslav Sekera (piano), *Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Petr Popelka (Supraphon)
Liszt: Faust Symphony; Mephisto Waltz
Airam Hernández (tenor); Male voices of the Weimar Theatre Opera Chorus and Thüringen Youth Choir; Staatskapelle Weimar/Kirill Karabits (Naxos)
Bach Minimaliste
Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas (harpsichord); La Tempête;/Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha Classics)
Ligeti: Études & Capriccios
Han Chen (piano) (Naxos)
Bacewicz • J Mendelson: String Quartets etc
Karolina Stalmachowska (oboe); Silesian Quartet; *Piotr Sałajczyk (piano) (Chandos)
Grażyna Bacewicz: one of Poland's finest composers of all time
One of Poland’s most brilliant composers, Bacewicz is finally taking her rightful place on the international stage, says John Allison
Resilience (Yulianna Avdeeva)
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) (Pentatone)