Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter Chrysalis/Partisan, out now Rating: Quite a few albums that should have come out now have been postponed till the autumn. You can understand why, but it’s no use to the fans who have time to kill and a thirst for new music. So let’s hear it for Laura … Read more
Herbert Von Karajan had an extremely wide repertoire, and some of the most enjoyable recordings in his Complete Decca Recordings are of lighter stuff By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 29 February 2020 Herbert Von Karajan Complete Decca Recordings 33 CDs, out now Rating: Herbert … Read more
There is no surer way of appreciating the full extent of Beethoven’s genius than hearing, acquiring or downloading Maurizio Pollini’s album By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 Maurizio Pollini … Read more
MUSIC REVIEWS: The performances in Mark Bebbington’s album are first class… it lacks only the final bit of Gallic charm and insouciance that Poulenc brought By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 Mark Bebbington Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert Champêtre … Read more
François Leleux and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra secure a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance in Bizet and Gounod By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 François Leleux Bizet and Gounod … Read more
Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner, out now Rating: As if to demonstrate that pop is a game of fine margins, New Rules, Dua Lipa’s excellent three-point manifesto … Read more