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This is a major new addition. Codebreaker is a 55-minute piece for choir, orchestra and soprano, composed by British composer James McCarthy and premiered only a few years ago.
It is difficult to distinguish the style of the work, but...
Even though I had been thinking of reviewing this 3CD set, the fact that it was recently awarded the Gramophone Recording of the Year Award, made me finalise my decision. Levit’s achievement here is remarkable. He presents us immaculate...
It's no surprise that this disc is immediately accessible and a joy to listen to. Lindberg's own compositions have always been a rewarding experience, not only focusing on technique (as many contemporary works do) but on melodic lines and...
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Brabbins, Ferneyhough, La Terre est un Homme
OK, this is as complex as it gets: Ferneyhough's La Terre est un Homme. It seems like a nightmare trying to imagine the rehearsals...
The Bell Jar
Title: The Bell Jar
Author: Sylvia Plath
Originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas
If Aliens were ever to visit us (if they haven’t so far) they might...
Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 & 4, Trifonov/Nézet-Séguin/The Philadelphia Orchestra
Rachmaninov, Piano Concertos 2 & 4
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon, October 2018
When a piece of music is among your favourite works of...
Mendelssohn, Scottish & Reformation Symphonies, Manacorda
There are many things to cherish in this new recording of Mendelssohn's 3rd and 5th symphonies. The Kammerakademie Potsdam with conductor Antonello Manacorda seem...
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Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 & 4, Trifonov/Nézet-Séguin/The Philadelphia Orchestra
Rachmaninov, Piano Concertos 2 & 4
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon, October 2018
When a piece of music is among your favourite works of...
Stenhammar Symphony 2, Lindberg
Is the Stenhammar 2nd symphony a great work? Listen to Lindberg’s account and you will realise that it is. And why shouldn’t it be?...
Rachel Cusk, Kudos
Author: Rachel Cusk
Title: Kudos
Published: 2018
Rachel Cusk’s works are important pieces of literature, in fact so important that they are the kind of books that...
Barenboim, Brahms, The Symphonies
This is Brahms as it should be. Bold, grand, shamelessly romantic. Of course, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin have given us first-rate symphony cycles...
Nelsons, Shostakovich Symphonies 4 & 11
First the good news: This Shostakovich album by Nelsons is better recorded than the previous releases in this set (symphonies 5, 8, 9 and...
Ari Aster, “Hereditary”
Title: Heredirary
Director: Ari Aster
Release date: 2018
So much has already been written about Hereditary: for some, it’s the new Exorcist, for others it’s a combination...
Tommy Orange, There There
Title: There There
Author: Tommy Orange
Published: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018
This is Tommy Orange's debut novel and what a debut it is. What we have here is a...
Tara Isabella Burton, Social Creature
One could argue that admiration and jealousy between friends have existed since the beginning of time, but the burst of social media has exacerbated...
Bruckner Symphony 8 – Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
"Bruckner's Eighth Symphony is the zenith of symphonic writing." — Sergiu Celibidache
Is this the best symphony ever written? Quite possibly: even if it is...
Christian Lindberg, Steppenwolf
It's no surprise that this disc is immediately accessible and a joy to listen to. Lindberg's own compositions have always been a rewarding experience,...