My review of the Mendelssohn and Bach Magnificats from Yale is here.
Buy it if you are interested in early Mendelssohn. His Magnificat is strongly performed ...
And my review of Handel operatic arias with oboe obbligato is here.
Successfully mixes familiar and unfamiliar and performed with style, charm and a nice poignancy. What more could you want? ...
And here is the review of Racines Sacrees, a fascinating modern take on Middle-eastern music.
Imaginatively mixes modern and ancient in a stylish synthesis ...
Finally my review of Bernstein's Mass is here. All the reviews are at MusicWeb International.
You can’t help but admire the commitment and intensity … a diverse but cohesive whole. … terrific value ...
Thursday, 11 February 2010
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