Abel: Pieces for Viola da Gamba

The surprise couldn’t be grander. In his liner notes Ralph Rousseau tells us that except for a handful of Viola da Gamba players, few have […]

Folk Songs / Delius: A Mass of Life / Kynaston on the Organ

These reviews were originally written by Rob Pennock for The Classical Source. Folk Songs Works: Béla Bartók – 5 Hungarian Folk Songs, BB 108, Sz. 101 Luciano […]

Cartografía del Mar (Maps of the Sea) (Pure DSD)

The Gift of Great Sound and Great Music – Eudora Records’ New Pure DSD256 Release of Cartografía del Mar I am in love with this […]

Songlines Recordings | Group Review #2

Peter Epstein Group – Lingua FrancaAnalog to DSD 64 transfer A hybrid of jazz improvisation and Balkan rhythms where communication forges a collective sound that […]

‘Fathers & Daughters’ Fedorov and Zemtsov

A release no one should be without. Why? Two of the world’s prominent rising stars, The Ukrainian-born pianist, Anna Fedorova, and the Mexican-born violist, Dana […]

Review of ‘B.ACH’ from TRPTK

An intriguing release Who is scared of Bach? According to his very personal liner notes, Kersten McCall, principal flautist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, was. […]

New Discoveries – Autumn 2023

Lately I’ve been spending more time listening, and It really paid off! I found these albums I want to showcase. Each has some unexpected rewards. Take some […]

Pentatone – ‘Purcell: Dido & Aeneas’

“The only perfect English opera”, says Lindsay Kemp in the foreword to this issue, and artistic director David Bates elaborates this statement further: “…its strongest […]