Review: Si vous vouliez un jour… (Les Arts Florissants/Christie)
Not-so-serious business about life and love in Christie’s latest.
Paul Ballam-Cross is a writer and classical guitarist. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance and a Doctor of Philosophy, majoring in Musicology. He loves collecting records and will happily spend hours researching everything from the Baroque to noise rock.
Not-so-serious business about life and love in Christie’s latest.
Berlioz’s fantastic dreams brought to life by conductor’s personal touch.
John Adams’ South Indian folktale blooms into a fabulous operatic performance.
Rondeau’s eccentricities strike again in Scarlatti solo recital.
What, another Four Seasons for your collection? Oh, go on then...
Some great Iberian music here, but don’t Lisbon to the title.
Smart new music for the young will calm both hearts and minds.
All the world’s a stage, but Cuiller no mere player.
Night time is the right time for Lindberg’s nocturnal lute.
No need to fret with fine performance of Jacobean consorts.
No tempo tantrums required in this top-notch period Beethoven.
Disappointing Forqueray proves a far cry from expectations.
Glorious sound perhaps, but nothing particularly different.