The Chosen One: Leipzig's Got Talent! So did the right man win?

Leipzig's got talent: AAM at Milton Court. Graupner, Rolle, Kauffmann, Telemann, Fasch and, of course, JSB: shorturl.at/RVAU1

Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall Beat Furrer Studie IV (2025, UK premiere) Schumann Davidbündertänze, Op. 6 (1837) Stefano Gervasoni Sonata for Piano (2024, UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (1821/2) ...

Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall: shorturl.at/53kRv

Two Razumovsky Quartets on BIS Absolutely to the high standard of the Chiaroscuro's previous Beethoven releases

#Beethoven's first two "Razumovsky" Quartets on BIS, the Chiaroscuro Quartet in fine form: shorturl.at/bbfRL

NYO Collide: film, ballet and opera Joe Hisaishi Howl's Moving Castle: Merry-go-Round + Cave of Mind Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude und Verklärung Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: excerpts The National Youth Orchestra's Festival Hal...

NYO Collide: the National Youth Orchestra at London's Southbank: shorturl.at/J89hA

Pianist Gabriel Durliat's "In Paradisum": arrangements, completions, and more .... shorturl.at/GJYw2 #piano

Ruth Gipps: the Chandos journey continues, with the Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony, & the BBC Phil on terrific form:: shorturl.at/3B899

Martha Argerich : the DG Chopin set A fine reminder of Argerich's genius

More #Argerich: The DG #Chopin set: shorturl.at/RQlRA

Elsa Dreisig: Invocation A most interesting release

Elsa Dreisig, Invocation, a ravishing disc on @WarnerClassics #Erato: shorturl.at/ND5Es

Andrew Downes' "A St Luke Passion" (and other choral works) On 27th March 2026, the record label Prima Facie released the premiere recording of Andrew Downes’ A St Luke Passion of 1993 (Op. 50) with the Philharmonia Voices and Orchestra under David Trippett.  ...

A St Luke Passion: and choral music, by Andrew Downes: www.classicalexplorer.com/andrew-downe...

Mei Gui Zhang 張玫瑰 as Guanyin in "The Monkey King" (Act II Scene II) YouTube video by San Francisco Opera

I was very taken by the Gilda in the recent Paris "Rigoletto," Mei Gui Zhang (see last post). Here she is, as Guanyin (Kwan Yin) in San Francisco Opera's production of Huang Ruo's "The Monkey King" (Ii/ii), a brilliant mix of verismo and Chinese opera: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O02...

An "authentic" Rigoletto in Paris: Le Cercle d'Harmonie triumphs Rhorer cut to the heart of Verdi.

Verdi's Rigoletto in the Philharmonie, Paris: shorturl.at/FDKt6

Handel in Shoreditch: a Tamerlano triumph A triumph, most of all for Handel, and specifically Tamerlano, which has for too long been in the shade of the operas that surround it, Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda

#Handel's Tanerlano from the Academy of Ancient Music at Shoreditch Town Hall: shorturl.at/cdRq6

After Kosky's Siegfried - Kosky's Don Giovanni from Vienna After Kosky's Siegfried at Covent Garden last week (you can read my review here), I thought it a good idea to have a look at his Don Giovanni from Vienna. Here's the promo reel: As you can see, there...

After Kosky's RBO Siegfried: Don Giovanni from Vienna: shorturl.at/Zffcg #Mozart

Los campos de Van Gogh.
Homenaje a van Gogh del pintor contemporáneo Jacob Folger.

Nagano's eye-opening Mahler Hildegard of Bingen O vis aeternitatis Mahler  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’ (1888-94) Kent Nagano (conductor); Jane Archibald (soprano); Christina Bock (mezzo); Phiharmonia Chorus & O...

Nagano's superb Philharmonia #Marler 2 at Southbank: shorturl.at/XPeMm

Divine Impressario: Nicolini on stage Celebrating castrato Nicolò Grimaldi (1673-1732), known (then) universally as "Nicolini," his disc presents no fewer than nine World Premiere recordings. Although Handel wrote for Nicolini (and we hea...

Divine Impresario: celebrating Nicolini: www.classicalexplorer.com/divine-impre...

The Wonders of Telemann: Florilegium at Wigmore Hall An evening with Telmann is always an evening well spent

One can never have enough #Telemann: his genius laid bare at Florilegium's Wigmore Hall concert: shorturl.at/wIUq7

Dixit Dominus, Sacred Concertos: The Music of Johann Rosenmüller More superb Rosenmüller from cpo

More superb Rosenmüller from cpo: shorturl.at/kwElE

Gambarini: English Impresaria. The AAM at Milton Court Gambarini: English Impesaria Mhairi Lawson (soprano); Academy of Ancient Music . Bojan Čičić (violin/director). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 12.03.2026 Handel Judas Maccabeus,HWV 63 (1746): Ove...

Gambarini: English Imoressaria. The Academy of Ancient Music at Milton Court: shorturl.at/afNZH

Les Pleurs d'Orphée: The Music of Louis Coupein Les Pleurs d’Orphée: L. Couperin, Rossi, Moulinié. Jean Rondeau (harpsichord); Ricercar Consort. Wigmore Hall, 11.03.2026 Louis Couperin Prélude in A minor. Suites: in D (including Rossi’s Fantaisie...

Les Pleurs d'Orphée: the genius of Louis Couperin on display at Wigmore Hall. Jean Rondeau and Ricercar Consort: shorturl.at/qhRWe

Ligeti at the Cambridge Music Festival: Danny Driver impresses What an evening. Driver’s resonance with this music is deep indeed

Pianist Danny Driver tackles #Ligeti at the Cambridge Music Festival: shorturl.at/1pkoj #FitzwilliamCollege

Bertrand Chamayou excels in Saint-Saëns at the Barbican R. Strauss, Saint-Saens, Brahms Bertrand Chamayou (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.03.2026 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 (1888/89) Saint-Saëns ...

Bertrand Chamayou excels in Saint-Saëns at the Barbican: shorturl.at/SWAyf

Primrose Quartet in Beethoven & Mozart Invaluable live broadcast recordings from 1939

The Primrose Quartet in #Beethoven (& #Mozart): skilful remasterings on #Buddulph. shorturl.at/JazMx

When hyperbole meets reality: the incomparable Lise Davidsen at the Met A great momento of what was clearly a fabulous occasion

Live at the Met: Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu in recital on Decca Classics shorturl.at/1AeHg

1851: Schumann & Moscheles Sonatas from Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih Released on 30 January 2026, Hyperion's beautiful new recording is inspired by a single year, 1851, concentrating on two major chamber works: 1851 is the year he piano make Érard won an award at the G...

1851: #Schumann & #Moscheles from Sreven Isserlis & Connie Shih on Hyperion Records: shorturl.at/P0yDQ

George Jeffreys & the Birth of the English Baroque Solomon’s Knot is a group at the top of its game

England's missing link: The music of George Jeffries at @wigmore-hall.org.uk shorturl.at/7ZgKt

A screenshot of an album cover for a disc of orchestral arrangements of instrumental music by Szymanowski. The disc's title is "Szymanowski Reimagined".

#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Szymanowski: Mythes, Op.30 (orch. Willem Strietman)

Bartłomiej Nizioł, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrzej Boreyko

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The Music of Dieter Ammann It is good to have.whole disc of Ammann's music, especially in such committed performances and ins such fine sound.

The music of Dieter Ammann on #Naxos: shorturl.at/0AUEM

Symbiosis - Tribute to Bill Evans A disc that I would love to see become a classic here from Pentatone

Symbiosis: A (Remarkable) Tribute to Bill Evans: shorturl.at/KW883

The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna A salutary reminder of the genius of Bruno Maderna

A Sunday repost, The genius of Bruno Maderna: shorturl.at/aEJ05