Malcolm Hayes
Recent articles by Malcolm Hayes
Review: Sibelius – Symphony No. 5; Swanwhite Suite etc
In his review, Malcolm Hayes is impressed by the surefootedness and attention to detail in this remarkable selection of Sibelius’s symphonic works
Review: Järnefelt, Sibelius, Szymanowski – Violin Concertos etc
In his review, Malcolm Hayes thinks this flawless performance by violinist Lea Birringer is a remarkable and memorable display of panache and precision
Alkan: the lost prodigy who shaped Chopin and Ravel
A performer who became a hermit, Charles-Valentin Alkan wrote the most demanding piano works in history, says Malcolm Hayes
Sibelius: Violin Concerto etc (James Ehnes) (Review)
James Ehnes turns in a typically stellar performance with the Bergen Philharmonic, says Malcolm Hayes in his review
'One of music's most thrilling experiences': 16 captivating evocations of weather, storms, and the drama of nature
Musical storms, real and metaphorical, are often a composer’s calling card says Malcolm Hayes, who guides us through some of the most vivid
Jean Sibelius: a life in ten masterpieces
We voyage through the great Finnish composer, Sibelius’s life via his ten greatest works, as Malcolm Hayes reveals one of the 20th century’s most brilliantly original voices
Charles Ives: the man who gave America a new kind of music
Read all about the life and times of the man justly renowned as America's first great composer
Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava; Lemminkäinen
N Boulanger • Fauré • Hahn: Concertos
Kodály's Háry János: the story of the folk opera and its best recordings
We name the best recordings of Kodály’s Háry János orchestral suite, an enthralling swashbuckling tale of a Hungarian folk hero
Mozart: Symphonies Nos 36 & 38
Mozart: Symphonies Nos 29, 40; Oboe Concerto
Storm und Drang, Vol. 3
Infinite Voyage
Britten • Elgar: Violin Concerto etc
Michael Barenboim (violin); Philharmonia Orchestra/Alessandro Crudele (Linn Records)
Transfigured (Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective)
Francesca Chiejina (soprano); Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (Chandos)
Mozart: Serenades Nos 4 & 6 etc
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg/Roberto González-Monjas (Berlin Classics)
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (Hahn)
Hilary Hahn (violin) (DG)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20, 21, 23, 27
Elizabeth Sombart (piano); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Pierre Vallet (Rubicon)
Mozart: Violin Sonatas etc (R Capuçon/Armstrong)
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Kit Armstrong (piano) (DG)
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Minnesota/Vänskä)
Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä (BIS)
Debussy: Préludes, Book 1 etc (Gasparian)
Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano) (Naïve)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Czech Phil/Bychkov)
Christiane Karg (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano); Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone)
Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem of Ecstasy
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta (Naxos)