For people who are devoted fans of the cello, this is not the recording for you. However for those you who have heard a cello only a couple of times…

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Batiashvili’s previous release was one of our best sellers in 2011 and it was with great excitement I listened to her recording of the Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra…

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It is a brave musician who decides to do a complete recording of a composer, especially one that can be as fraught with difficulty as Beethoven. Leonidas Kavakos with Enrice…

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The first thing I thought when I saw the repertoire on this recording was that it’s really quite weird. This is a seriously odd selection of repertoire, there is no…

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There is something truly heart rendering about the works simply titled ‘Adagio’. If you’ve ever heard the Death of Ase by Grieg and not been moved, then you need to…

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I have waxed lyrical about Nathalie Stutzmann and her many talents a number of times before so when her latest recording landed upon my desk I was thrilled to listen…

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Stories of adopted and foster-care children are some of the hardest to read, and the better the writing, the more difficult I find it to persevere. On occasions, I had…

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Christmas is upon us again!

While an integral part of Christmas are the carols, Handel’s Messiah and many other classical works, there are many classical music lovers out there and…

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There is something immensely satisfying about Prokofiev Violin repertoire. With a luscious sounds from the violin and alternatively heavy and light orchestrations this is music that is always delightful. This…

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Patricia Petibon is quite the versatile performer. The last time I was reviewing her was in a production of Berg’s Lulu. This could not be further from that. This collection…

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