Classical Reviews
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Emilie Mayer from Alexander Melnikov, Akamus and Bernhard Forck
25th Sep 2026
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin launches a new series exploring orchestral works by a trailblazing composer who was dubbed 'the female Beethoven', with Melnikov's Midas touch working its magic in her sole concerto.
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Guys and Dolls from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
18th Sep 2026
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London continue their series of recordings of classic musicals with an incredibly stylish, joyous performance of Frank Loesser’s Broadway hit, featuring a cracking cast led by Louise Dearman, Sierra Boggess, and Nathaniel Hackmann.
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Frank Loesser: Guys and Dolls
Sierra Boggess (Sarah Brown), Nathaniel Hackmann (Sky Masterson), Louise Dearman (Miss Adelaide), David Seadon Young (Nathan Detroit), Sir Thomas Allen (Arvide Abernathy), Damian Humbley (Nicely-Nicely Johnson) Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Brahms from Francesco Piemontesi
11th Sep 2026
The Swiss pianist's strongly anticipated new album fulfils high expectations in a symbiotic partnership with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Manfred Honeck which explores the symphonic depths and scale of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1.
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Beethoven & the Italians from Enrico Onofri and the Münchener Kammerorchester
4th Sep 2026
Three gripping Beethoven symphonies, interspersed with works by some of the finest Italian opera composers of the period, combine into an illuminatingly-woven programme that reveals new facets of both styles.
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Beethoven & the Italians
Münchener Kammerorchester, Enrico Onofri
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Homage to Heifetz from María Dueñas and Gustavo Dudamel
28th Aug 2026
The Spanish violinist presents a dazzling album of pieces honouring the legacy of her musical inspiration and role model, Jascha Heifetz.
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Mujer Fatal from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano
21st Aug 2026
Two strong musical personalities come together to spellbinding effect in a programme exploring the idea of the femme fatale, taking in songs by composers including Elena Roussanova, Montsalvatge, Bizet, Gershwin and Britten.
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Scenes from Finland with Rumon Gamba and the Oulu Sinfonia
14th Aug 2026
Rumon Gamba and his North Finnish musicians return, this time taking us on a whirlwind tour of some characterful and colourful music written by Finnish composers for stage and screen.
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Lunaris from Bruce Liu
7th Aug 2026
The Canadian pianist continues to carve his own path in an engaging album which brings together well-known and unexpected repertoire in an exploration of the nocturnal world that reaches beyond moonlit reflections.
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Giordano's Marina rediscovered
31st Jul 2026
Submitted for a competition in the late 1880s, the Italian composer's first opera finally sees the light of day on a live recording with Eleonora Buratto in the title-role and Freddie De Tommaso as the enemy fugitive who captures her heart.
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Late Beethoven from Mitsuko Uchida
24th Jul 2026
Mitsuko Uchida's new album captures live performances of the late Beethoven sonatas, in which the spark of the moment and all the qualities with which she has become synonymous combine to create magic.
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John Holiday's Over My Head
17th Jul 2026
The American countertenor's unique voice and bold artistic personality shine brightly on his debut album, with pianist Kevin Miller matching his flair and stylistic versatility in a programme of spirituals, American song cycles and jazz standards.
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Over My Head
John Holiday (countertenor), Kevin Miller (piano)
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Hungarian Pictures
15th Jul 2026
Ben explores a treasure-trove of vintage Bartók, Liszt, Kodály and Dohnányi from János Ferencsik and György Lehel on Eloquence.
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Hungarian Pictures
János Ferencsik, György Lehel
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Piano Postcards from Stephen Hough
10th Jul 2026
Stephen Hough's new Hyperion album of Piano Postcards demonstrates his signature panache and joy across repertoire ranging from his Mary Poppins Suite through the glitz of early-evening Vienna to the quiet observance of red dragonflies at sunset.
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Manfred Honeck conducts music by Dvořák and Carlos Simon
3rd Jul 2026
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director present an illuminating, energetic account of Dvořák's "New World" Symphony alongside the world premiere recording of Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances.
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Cocteau's Music from Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn
26th Jun 2026
The British soprano and pianist explore the extraordinary legacy of French poet, playwright and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, including songs by Milhaud, Honegger and Auric, and culminating in a visceral account of Poulenc's La Voix humaine.
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Variation[s] 3 from Cédric Tiberghien
19th Jun 2026
Cédric Tiberghien's new album brings his Variation[s] series to a close with creative programming and playing of sensitive probity, including striking Ligeti and a cohesive and stimulating account of the Diabelli Variations.
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Mel Bonis from Rumon Gamba and the BBCSSO
12th Jun 2026
The Scottish orchestra delivers characterful performances of works including the Trois Femmes de Légende and Suite Orientale, with soprano Elizabeth Watts on luminous form in the Noël de la Vierge Marie.
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Robert Trevino conducts Respighi's Sinfonia drammatica
5th Jun 2026
Robert Trevino and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI make a thrilling, highly persuasive case for a work that has received relatively few recordings to date, with a performance full of rich strings, portentous brass, and beautiful woodwind solos.
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Wagner's Ring Cycle from Fabio Luisi in Dallas
29th May 2026
Recorded live at concert performances in 2024, this new Ring scores highly for the Italian conductor's lyrical, nuanced approach to the score and boasts a fine new Wagnerian hero in Swedish tenor Daniel Johansson.
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Mark Delavan (Wotan/Wanderer), Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde), Daniel Johansson (Siegfried), Sara Jakubiak (Sieglinde), Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Stephen Milling (Hunding/Hagen), Tómas Tómasson (Alberich), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi
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Nico Muhly's choral works from Magdalen College, Oxford
22nd May 2026
The trebles and adults of Magdalen College present a year's worth of anthems, motets and other sacred music written (mostly) for them by Nico Muhly.
