Reviews
Navona Records – Polarities, Vol. 2
Classical music is perhaps the last bastion of the album as an art form: a collection of works...
POET OF THE PIANO – MARIA JOÃO PIRES PLAYS BEETHOVEN
By her own admission, Maria João Pires dislikes playing solo recitals as they can be a touch isolating....
PUCCINI AT THE OPERA BASTILLE
The reigning opera house of France since the last thirty years is the modern theatre (sometimes referred to...
A GOETHE LEGACY IN VIENNA
On this my third annual visit to Vienna in October 2019 I had occasion to visit two off-the-beaten...
THE SERENDIPITOUS SOIREE
The nascent Effem Ensemble made its debut at Calcutta on 8 December 2019. By virtue of Founder Sponsor...
A SUPERLATIVE NOVEMBER WEEKEND IN MUNICH’S NATIONAL THEATRE
On my return to Munich after a year’s absence I went on two successive nights in the first...
MOZART’S FINAL OPERATIC MASTERPIECE AT THEATER AN DER WIEN
Written in 1791 the last year of Mozart’s life La Clemenza di Tito is based on Metastasio’s pre-dated...
BRITTEN IS ALIVE AND WELL IN VIENNA
My first night during this brief autumnal sojourn in Vienna, city of dreams was simply a delight. Boasting...
