A celebration of redemption
Handel: Israel in Egypt (Avie)
Over-simplified and underpowered
Shostakovich symphonies 2, 3, 12, 13 (DG)
Flickering with fire and ice
Beethoven: 1st piano concerto, &c (DG)
Is the party over for festivals?
Why music festivals have lost their purpose
The world’s last measured moments
Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 93-95
A chronicle of gratitude and ambivalence
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: 12th symphony/Dawn (Chandos)
Mahler: Symphonies 1, 2 and songs (various labels)
The highs and lows of following a great
The ultimate collaborator
Sergio Tiempo: Hommage (Avanti)
Too light by half
Bernard Herrmann: Wuthering Heights (Chandos)
The end of the Emersons
Infinite Voyage: Emerson Quartet (Alpha Classics)