#Classical Music

Articles (6)

• 🇬🇧 Johannes-Passion album review – Pygmalion are razor sharp in theatrical new recording — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>Pygmalion/Pichon/Prégardien/Montague Rendall <br>(Harmonia Mundi)</strong> <br>Raphaël Pichon’s ensemble and fine lineup of soloists bring rich expression to Bach’s dramatic oratorio – with...

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• 🇬🇧 Elisabeth Leonskaja review – piano legend’s unerring sense of architecture reveals connections and kinships — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>Wigmore Hall, London<br></strong>In her recital programme of Beethoven, Schoenberg, Chopin, Webern and Schubert, the Austrian pianist brought new insights and expressive playing</p><p></p><...

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• 🇬🇧 Joseph Nolan: The Complete Alkan Organ Works, Vol 1 album review – seething with quasi-orchestral colour — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>(Signum)</strong><br>From operatic frenzy in one moment to pianissimo whisper the next, Nolan does exhilarating justice to an extraordinary but little known repertoire</p><p>Charles-Valenti...

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• 🇬🇧 Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/Whelan review – St John Passion of drama and authority — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>St Martin-in-the-Fields, London</strong><br>Peter Whelan conducted a performance of Bach’s oratorio that was full of driving cinematic excitement and touching humanity</p><p>Some believe th...

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• 🇬🇧 Hallé: Huw Watkins album review – Covid-era commissions capture energy and hope after lockdown — 06/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>(Hallé)<br>Hallé/Elder</strong><br>Watkins’s symphony, fanfare and concerto make for a spirited showcase of the orchestra’s clean harmonies</p><p>This recording is a celebration of what a f...

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• 🇬🇧 Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu: Live at the Met album review – electrifying renditions make the momentous intimate — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p><strong>(Decca)<br>Davidsen/Baillieu<br></strong>Recorded in New York in 2023, the soprano sings Strauss, Wagner, Grieg and more to thrilling effect, her sincerity and passion matched perfectly on ...

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