John Allison
Recent articles by John Allison
Review : Mussorgsky • Rachmaninov • Scriabin (Jan Schulmeister)
Czech pianist Jan Schulmeister makes an outstanding Supraphon debut with this recital of Russian music
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