Reviews
Brett Dean: Rooms of Elsinore
There’s a bit of everything in this superb Hamlet-inspired selection box, says Christopher Dingle in his review
Anna Clyne: Shorthand
This evocative retrospective is an all-star survey of the Anna Clyne’s string works and features a host of memorable moments, says Jo Talbot in her review
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Tonhalle/Järvi)
Michael Jameson is blown away by this towering performance of Bruckner’s Ninth from Paavo Järvi’s peerless Tonhalle orchestra, captured in a glorious recording
C Schumann • R Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano
Rebecca Franks finds much to enjoy in this eloquent programme of sublime Schumann for oboe and piano from Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2
Jessica Duchen can’t tear herself away from this glimmering Mendelssohn set from Steven Isserlis, Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk
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George Benjamin: Picture a day like this
Less is more in George Benjamin’s captivating opera Picture a day like this, says Christopher Cook in his review
JS Bach – Wunderkammer
Jan Smaczny finds harpsichordist Bertrand Cuiller’s enaging performance in this affectionate Bach survey intimate, dazzling and full of wonder
Langgaard: Antikrist
George Hall is impressed by this Berlin production of Langgaard’s complex and apocalyptic masterpiece, Antikrist, in this review
Prokofiev • C Schumann • R Schumann • Szymanowski: Chamber Works
In this review, Paul Riley enjoys an otherworldly programme from violinist Natalia Lomeiko and pianist Dinara Klinton, a duo with great chemistry
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Mason Bates: Resurrexit
Terry Blain enjoys the synergy between Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony in this blinding Bruckner 7