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2018
December
MusicWeb International Recordings
of the Year 2018
Stanfordian Thoughts: 8. Part-songs by Christopher Howell
Strauss' Die Frau ohne
Schatten - a survey by Ralph Moore
Christmas Music
Past and Present - a short survey by Brian Wilson
Piano Trio
Discography -
"M" composers
Wagner's Die
Meistersinger - a survey by Ralph Moore
Strauss' Elektra - a survey by Ralph Moore
Listening Studio Report
by John Quinn
November
Stanfordian Thoughts: 7.
Not-Quite-Concertos by Christopher Howell
Puccini's La rondine - a survey by Ralph Moore
Strauss' Four Last Songs
- a survey by Ralph Moore
A Selection Box from Rachel
Talitman's Harp & Co. - a survey by Rob Barnett
George Walker - an obituary by
Kenneth Shenton
Strauss' Capriccio
- a survey by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2018/3 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
October
The musical careers of the Sedgwick & Bridge families of Bury - a
timeline prepared by Frank Rutherford
Boito's Mefistofele
- a survey by Ralph Moore
Montserrat Caballé - an obituary by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2018/2 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Thoughts on Evaluating
Unfamiliar Music by Walter Simmons
Giordano's Andrea
Chenier
- a survey by Ralph Moore
Naresh Sohal - an obituary by
Kenneth Shenton
Cilea’s Adriana
Lecouvreur - a survey by Ralph Moore
The Music of Gabriel Dupont by
Andrew Hartman
Music for the Movies by Ian
Lace
September
Ernst Maerzendorfer and the First
Recorded Cycle of Haydn Symphonies II by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian Thoughts 6: Fairy Day
by Christopher Howell
Piano Trio Discography & Review Index:
Mozart
Bellini's Norma - a
survey of recordings by Ralph Moore
Piet Kee, Dutch organist - an
obituary by Kenneth Shenton
The start of a new
round of national discography updates by Mike Herman
August
Parry's Due: An approach to his music
by Michael Trott
Ponchielli's La
gioconda - a survey by Ralph Moore
Robert Pascall - an obituary by
Kenneth Shenton
Stanfordian
Thoughts: 5. The small orchestral works by Christopher Howell
Piano Trio Discography & Review Index:
Felix
Mendelssohn
Richard Strauss's
Der Rosenkavalier - a survey of recordings by Ralph Moore
Alpha Classics reissues and
other Outhere releases - a survey by Brian Wilson
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews: Autumn
2018/1 by Brian Wilson
& Dan Morgan
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde - a survey of recordings
by Ralph Moore
July
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte:
A review of the discography by Ralph Moore
Stanfordian
Thoughts: 3. The Second Violin Concerto by Christopher Howell
Listening Studio Report -
July 2018 by John Quinn
Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro:
A review of the discography by Ralph Moore
In Search of Sibelius Six
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian
Thoughts: 4. Irish Rhapsody No. 5 by Christopher Howell
Review index: Kalevi Aho
June
Johann David Heinichen: Hidden
Genius of the Baroque by Andrew Hartman
The Verdi Requiem - Part
II: A Partial Survey of the Mono Discography by Ralph Moore
Bax and the Veil of Enchantment
by Ian Lace
Verdi's Don
Carlo: A partial survey of the discography by Ralph Moore
Stanfordian Thoughts: 2. Chamber Music with Strings by Christopher Howell
Bartók's Duke Bluebeard: A partial
survey of the discography by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Summer 2018 Pt 1 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Piano Trio Discography: "L" Composers
by David Barker
May
Elgar and other
British composers in Sussex by Ian Lace
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Spring 2018 Pt 3 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Off the beaten track with
Schubert's Sixth
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian thoughts - 1. Phaudrig Crohoore
by Christopher Howell
April
Piano Trio Survey: Discography &
Review Index "I, J & K" by David Barker
Listening
Studio Report - April 2018 by John Quinn
Forgotten Artists: Willy Ferrero by Christopher Howell
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Spring 2018 Pt 2 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Tallis's Spem in Alium - a comparative review by Ralph Moore
March
Ernst Maerzendorfer
and the first recorded cycle of Haydn symphonies by Christopher
Howell
The Other Franck: The Music of Eduard Franck By Andrew Hartman
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Spring 2018 Pt 1 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Unknown Pages from Nikolai
Myaskovsky’s Music by Elena V. Lobanova
The Surprising Breakthrough of
Everyone’s Third Symphony by John Caps
February
Peter Evans, musicologist - an
obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Second Thoughts and
Short Reviews: Winter 2017/18 Pt 2 by Brian Wilson and Dan
Morgan
MusicWeb International Listening Report by John Quinn
An Unsung Hero of Minimalist
Miking by Paul Serotsky
Vaughan Williams - The Symphonies
by Ian Lace
January
Classical Music on Stamps - a new
weekly column
Revisiting Anthony Milner's
Chamber Symphony by John France
An interview with composer John
Pickard by Richard Adams
Bruckner's Sixth Symphony
- Some thoughts by Christopher Howell
Reissues from Ricercar, Eloquence
and Beulah by Brian Wilson
2017
December
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews:
Winter 2017-1/Christmas 2017 by Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan
A Survey
of the Piano Trio Repertoire: "H" Composers by David Barker
MusicWeb International 2017
Recordings of the Year
A Survey
of the Piano Trio Repertoire: Joseph Haydn by David Barker
Forgotten Artists - 25. Ian Whyte
by Christopher Howell
Michel Chapuis - an obituary by
Kenneth Shenton
A database of piano trios compiled by Ben Potter (Excel file)
November
Forgotten Artists - 24.
Tibor Paul by Christopher Howell
Adriano: In his 30th Year of
Recording - an interview by Jim Westhead
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2017-3 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Sir John Manduell - an
obituary by Kenneth Shenton
October
Forgotten Records:
Russian and East European Adventures - a survey by Rob Barnett
Derek Bourgeois -
an obituary
by Kenneth Shenton
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2017-2 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Florent Schmitt on Timpani -
a survey by Rob Barnett
The Verdi Requiem - A
partial survey of the discography by Ralph Moore
Jeremy Dale Roberts - an
obituary by Kenneth Shenton
September
Listening Studio Report
by John Quinn
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2017-1 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Discovering Erik Chisholm
by John France
Streaming - Friend or Foe?
by Patrick Waller
The Bernstein Centennial - Reflections, Events and Impressions by Rob Barnett
August
George Frederick Bristow –
America’s First Great Classical Composer by Andrew Hartman
Second Thoughts and
Short Reviews: Summer 2017 Part 2 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
July
Forgotten Artists: Carl Melles
by Christopher Howell
Some Recent Eloquence
Releases: Summer 2017 by Brian Wilson
An interview with
Bournemouth SO chief executive Dougie Scarfe by Ian Lace
June
Malcolm Lipkin -
An obituary by Paul Conway
Discovering Richard Rodney
Bennett’s Calendar by John France
Joseph Haydn: Discography & Review Index
by David Barker
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Early Summer 2017 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
May
Listening
Report April 2017 by John Quinn
Second Thoughts
and Short Reviews: Spring 2017-2 by Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan
Forgotten Artists: Carlo Vidusso by Chris Howell
Piano Trio Survey:
"H" composers Discography & Review Index
by David Barker
Kenneth Leighton's Concerto for Strings by John France
April
Anthony Hedges - A Life in
Music An updated article by Paul Conway
Ferdinand Hérold:
Life and Music by Nick Fuller (pdf)
Passiontide and Easter
2017 recordings by Brian Wilson
The Music of Johann Rufinatscha by Andrew Hartman
Forgotten Artists: Luigi Toffolo by Christopher Howell
The Piccolo Soloists
by Stuart Scott
A Flute for the Tsar
by Stuart Scott
Flautists of the Royal
Italian Opera by Stuart Scott
Mozart 225 Part 2 by Michael Greenhalgh
Second Thoughts
and Short Reviews: Spring 2017 by Brian Wilson
March
Kurt Moll An obituary by Ralph Moore
John Joubert at 90 by
John Quinn
Forgotten Artists: Ferruccio Scaglia by Christopher Howell
Louis Frémaux obituary
by Rob Barnett
February
An A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire: "G” Composers Part
2 by David Barker
The Operas of Charles
Gounod by Nick Fuller (4 MB pdf file)
Some Independent Label Recordings: January-February 2017
by Brian Wilson
Forgotten Artists: Maryla Jonas by
Christopher Howell
Gareth Glyn's Anglesey Sketches – Revisited
by John France
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Mozart 225: Part 1 by Michael Greenhalgh
An interview with
baritone Michael Volle by Michael Cookson
Some Independent Label Recordings: January-February 2017 - Part 2
by Brian Wilson
January
East-Central Europe & Balkan concertos discography - a major update
by Mike Herman
Gef
Lucena and Saydisc by Glyn Pursglove
Forgotten Artists: Jonel Perlea by
Christopher Howell
Otar Taktakishvili: The Major Vocal Works by Andrew Hartman
Composer and
conductor Loris Tjeknavorian talks to Rob Barnett
2016
December
Christmas recordings 2016 by
Brian Wilson
Ralph Vaughan Williams' The First
Nowell by John France
A late autumn
retrospective by Brian Wilson
MusicWeb International Recordings of
the Year 2016
East-Central Europe & Balkan symphonies discography - a major update by
Mike Herman
November
Idagio.com - Report on a new
streaming site by Brian
Wilson
Kurt Sanderling: An appreciation of his recordings
(Part 2) by Dieter Barkhoff
The Music of Nikolai Rakov by Andrew Hartman
Music and the Mind by Ian
Lace
October
A Retrospective: Autumn 2016
by
Brian Wilson
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Kurt Sanderling: An appreciation of his recordings
(Part 1) by Dieter Barkhoff
Joubert’s Jane Eyre -
Recording session report
by Rob Barnett
September
The
symphonies of Havergal Brian - a review index & discography compiled by
John Quinn
Masterwork Index:
Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius compiled
by John Quinn
Ernest Reyer: Disciple of Berlioz by
Nick Fuller
Listening Room Report by John Quinn
The Symphonies of Stjepan Šulek
by Andrew Hartman
Piano
Trio Survey: "G" Composers Part 1 by David Barker
August
Forgotten Artists: Denis
Matthews by Christopher Howell
Tribute to Lydia Mordkovitch
- a
survey by Rob Barnett
The Hickox Legacy series from Chandos
- a survey
by Rob Barnett
Jules
Massenet: His Life and Works - a major survey by Nick Fuller (6 Mb
PDF file)
July
Listening Room
Report by John Quinn
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News 2016/8 by Brian Wilson
An interview with tenor Piotr Beczała by Michael Cookson
ASV returns: Hispanic steps - A
survey by Rob Barnett
An interview with Gabriel
Jackson by John Quinn
Beulah: At the 2016 Proms
by Brian Wilson
June
Download News 2016/7 by Brian
Wilson
Arthur Bliss's Edinburgh overture by John France
Arnold's Cornish Dances:
50th Anniversary by John France
Piano Trio Survey: Mid-2016
Update by David Barker
Forgotten Artists: Pietro Argento by Christopher Howell
May
A Conversation with Carlo Rizzi
by Christopher Howell: 1. Vladimir Delman
Download News 2016/6
by Brian Wilson
A Conversation with Carlo Rizzi
by Christopher Howell: 2. Franco Ferrara, the Welsh National Opera and
“La Cena delle Beffe”
Adrian Cruft's
Divertimento by John France
Forgotten Artists:
Pasquale Di Cagno by Christopher Howell
An interview with Peter
Sheppard Skćrved by Dominy Clements
April
Piano Trio Survey - "F" Composers by David Barker
MWI Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Download News 2016/5 by Brian
Wilson
Peter Racine Fricker's Wind Quintet
- A Forgotten Delight by John France
Frank Bridge's Allegro moderato
by John France
Alan
Bunting - An Obituary by Tony Clayden
William Fullerton and The Lady of the Locket
by Michael Green
March
Wanda Luzzato: Jenö Hubay's "most talented pupil after Vecsey"
by Gianluca La Villa
Download News 2016/3 by Brian
Wilson and Dan Morgan
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by Brian Wilson
Arthur Catterall - The
Manchester Years by Stuart Scott
The Music Of Gerard Schurmann
by Paul Conway
February
New Music Director for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
by John Quinn
Download News 2016/2
by Brian Wilson
January
Forgotten
Artists: Vladimir Delman - an update by Christopher Howell
Klassic Haus
Restorations - A very personal survey by Rob Barnett
Pierre Boulez - Obituary by Mark Berry
Download News 2016/1 by Brian
Wilson and Dan Morgan
2015
December
MusicWeb International
Recordings of the Year 2015
ASV's Catalogue Returns courtesy of
Presto Classical - Part 2 by Rob Barnett
William Walton's Christmas Carol All this Time by John France
Giacomo Meyerbeer: A Listening Guide
by Nick Fuller
Piano Trio Survey - End of
2015 Update by David Barker
Download News 2015/11 by Brian Wilson
Kurt Masur - An
Obituary by John Quinn and Colin Clarke
November
Vivaldi’s Songbird A short story by Otto Fischer
Reviews of Christmas
recordings
Guarneri del Gesu – In Stradivari’s Shadow A short story by Otto Fischer
November 2015 Audio Report
by John Quinn
Download News 2015/10 by
Brian Wilson
Destigmatizing John
Cage by Michael Karman
ASV's Catalogue Returns
courtesy of Presto Classical by Rob Barnett
October
A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker: "E"
Composers
Download News 2015/9
by Brian Wilson
Meyerbeer: From Berlin To India
by Nick Fuller
The Loder Family and their Music in Provincial Britain:
Report on a Study Day by Raymond J Walker
Encounters with British Composers by Andrew Palmer
September
Sir David
Willcocks - An obituary by John Quinn
Download News 2015/8 by Brian
Wilson and Dan Morgan
A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker: "D"
Composers
Celebrating Ivor Novello and the Great British Songbook
- An interview by Ian Lace with Ross Leadbeater
August
Download News 2015/7 by Brian
Wilson and Dan Morgan
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
A survey of some recent releases of Dvořák’s New World Symphony
by Brian Reinhart
July
Download News 2015/6
by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
An Interview with Augusta Read Thomas by Robert Hugill
Maurice Johnstone pages updated:
Newspaper articles -
Scores
Forgotten Artists: Vladimir
Golschmann by Christopher Howell
June
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 4 by Jonathan Woolf
The bicentenary of the birth of William Sterndale Bennett by Barry Sterndale Bennett
Maurice Johnstone,
composer & administrator: Pages compiled by Dave Johnstone
Bruce Montgomery's Scottish Aubade by John France
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 5 by Jonathan Woolf
Malcolm Arnold's
Divertimento No. 2 by John France
Pianist Ana-Marija Markovina An interview with Marc Medwin
Gordon Crosse’s Elegy by John France
MWI's 20th anniversary: A reviewer looks back
by John Quinn
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 6 by Jonathan Woolf
May
MusicWeb International’s Twentieth Anniversary Celebration
by John Quinn
Scarlatti Reimagined Pianist Claire Huangci in Conversation with Stan Metzger
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 1 by Jonathan Woolf
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 2 by Jonathan Woolf
From the MusicWeb International Listening Studio: Another Audio Report
by John Quinn
Decca Sound - The Mono Years 1944-56
Part 3 by Jonathan Woolf
Download News 2015/5 by
Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan
A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker:
"C" Composers
Fortepianist Penelope
Crawford: An interview with Brian Reinhart
April
A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker:
"B" Composers Part 2
Download News 2015/4
by Brian Wilson & David Barker
Outhere New
Releases - a survey by Brian Wilson
March
Composer Dobrinka Tabakova in Conversation with Rob Barnett
An A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker:
"B" Composers Part 1
An interview with cellist Leonard Elchenbroich by Margarida Mota-Bull
Raphael Wallfisch on Nimbus - discography & review links
Download News 2015/3
by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan & Geoffrey Molyneux
David Jennings' Sonatina No. 2 by John France
February
An A to Z of the Piano Trio Repertoire by David Barker:
Introduction ~~
"A" Composers
Two
Centuries In One: Musical Romanticism & the Twentieth Century -
an e-book by Herbert Pauls (available as a pdf - we recommend you download
it to your computer as it is a large file, 4Mb)Download News 2015/1
by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan and Geoffrey Molyneux
Forgotten Artists: Astra
Desmond by Christopher Howell
National Discographies:
Central European & Balkan Concertos H-L
by Mike Herman
Listening Studio Report
by John Quinn
Download News 2015/2
by Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan
January
William Mathias:
Canzonetta for Organ by John France
Michael Kennedy - an
obituary by John Quinn
Bum Notes – or Dude, Where’s My Booklet? by Dan Morgan
Getting to Know … The Symphonies & Concertos of Karol Szymanowski by David Barker
Robin Field: Lake District Composer by John France
Forgotten Artists:
Harold Craxton by Christopher Howell
Brun symphonies recorded by
Adriano
