Giovanni sgambati (1841-1914) swinging, from mélodies poétiques op 36 no 4

Echoes of Exile Works by Bartók, Ben-Haim, Enescu, Ysaÿe and Zimmermann Sueye Park (violin) BIS BIS-2332 63:06 mins Turbulence from the Second World War impacts most of the composers on this album. Th

The great modernist composer Luciano Berio shares his surname with a best-selling Italian brand of olive oil, which seems apt as he was a very Italian sort of modernist. He loved the singing voice, he

Premières Symphonies Works by Bizet, Gounod and Saint-Saëns Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo/Kazuki Yamada Alpha Classics ALPHA1149 89:27 mins (2CD) The most familiar of these three classically

Rows of neatly pressed navy trousers and red jackets line the stage. The young musicians read tiny scores attached to arm bands and instruments, following a conductor whose youthful stature belies a s

Liza Lim A Sutured World*; Mary**; The Compass^ *Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), **^Carin Levine (flute), **^William Barton (digeridoo); Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/*Edward Gardner; **Franck Ollu;^ C

I enjoyed reading Francesco Piemontesi’s Concert Heaven, Concert Hell interview (September) about his ‘best’ and ‘worst’ performance... in the semi-final of the Elisabeth Competition in 2007! In fact,