Huw Montague Rendall, Contemplation Review by Constance Tucker Huw Montague Rendall’s debut album Contemplation, released by Warner Classics, delivers a stunning array of baritone brilliance, showcasing his technical skills and his remarkable emotional depth. As a rising star in the Read more
Lise Davidsen, Christmas From Norway Review by Constance Tucker In traditional Christmas music in a classical setting, Lise Davidsen’s latest offering, Christmas From Norway, shows her exceptional vocal skill and artistic sensibility. Released under the Decca Music Group Ltd., this album sees Read more
Gregorian, Pure Chants II Review by Thomas E. Davis Gregorian is a vocal group led by producer Frank Peterson. “Not every song is suited for the Gregorian sound scale,” he explains, “so the songs have to be chosen very carefully Read more
Regula Mühlemann, Fairy Tales Review by Thomas E. Davis Vocalist Regula Mühlemann has curated a stirring collection of songs based on fairies, elves, nymphs, and sorceresses called Fairy Tales. The Sony Classical album features Mühlemann and the Swiss chamber orchestra CHAARTS Read more
Chen Reiss, Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias – Review by Thomas E. Davis Israeli soprano Chen Reiss achieved prominence as a member of the Bavarian State Opera under the music directorship of Zubin Mehta and has, for several years, been a Read more
Nicol Matt/Chamber Choir of Europe, Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen – Review by Constance Tucker The Chamber Choir of Europe is comprised of professional singers throughout the continent who are embarking on a solo career or Read more
by Vance It’s not often I get to use the phrase “sui generis” — fancy talk for “unique” — but this album truly is a genre unto itself … and to Streisand, to classical music, to new age sounds. In Read more
by S. Kohl Verdi’s 200th birthday provided a good excuse for this boxed set of Metropolitan Opera performances that were broadcast live between 1935 and 1967. These have appeared in other editions, most “unofficial,” though UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Read more
by Thomas E. Davis I recall the chills I got when I first heard the 11-year-old Michael Jackson sing “I Want You Back.” Here was a performer with all of the soul, talent, and musical feeling of an enormously gifted Read more
by: Robert Levine SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION DIGIPAK For the grand finale of her best-selling Mozart Project, Anne-Sophie Mutter has joined with pianist Lambert Orkis for her first-ever recording of Mozart’s violin sonatas. Anne-Sophie Mutter’s Mozart Project has been nothing if Read more
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