Review: Chopin, Rachmaninov: Cello Sonatas (Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov)
Queyras and Melnikov sweep the listener away with romantic élan.
July 27, 2022
Rebecca Franks
Rebecca Franks is a freelance classical music writer, journalist and editor. One of the classical music critics for The Times in the UK, she previously worked for BBC Music Magazine for over a decade, first as Reviews Editor and then Managing Editor.
Articles by Rebecca Franks
Review: Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites (Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton)
Fun and frolics as Andrew Litton explores a Soviet composer’s lighter side.
July 25, 2022
Review: Verdi: La Traviata (Lisette Oropesa, René Barbera, Lester Lynch, Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren)
Wonderfully alive, Oropesa proves herself the Violetta of her generation.
July 23, 2022
Review: Vasks: Piano Works (Reinis Zariņš)
A pianist responds as Vasks holds a mirror up to nature.
July 13, 2022
En Famille: Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason discuss the joy of growing up in a large, musical family.
June 20, 2022
Review: Mieczysław Weinberg: String Quartets Nos 1, 7 & 11 (Arcadia Quartet)
Pitch perfect interpretations of works spanning a composer’s chequered lifetime.
June 20, 2022
Review: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lost Landscapes (Simone Lamsma , Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trevino)
A pair of world premieres headline a diverse and well-played Rautavaara survey.
June 17, 2022
Review: Le Manuscrit de Madame Théobon (Christophe Rousset)
Rousset shops on eBay and turns up more than just trinkets.
May 10, 2022
Review: Nicolaus Bruhns: Cantatas and Organ Works, Vol 1 (Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Masaaki Suzuki)
Suzuki’s latest survey aims to reclaim a minor German Meister.
May 9, 2022
Ruth Slenczynska: Notes From A Long Life
At 97, Ruth Slenczynska talks about her relationships with Rachmaninov and Barber, and her brand new album.
April 26, 2022
Review: Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Works (Sinfonia of London, John Wilson)
Wilson conjures the spirit of the dance for his ravishing Ravelian delights.
March 31, 2022
Review: Thomas Larcher: Symphony No 2 ‘kenotaph’, Die Nacht der Verlorenen (Andrè Schuen, Frankurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu)
Drowned refugees receive fitting and angry musical memorial.
March 11, 2022
Review: Mahler: Symphony No 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” (London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Vladimir Jurowski)
Jurowski’s live “Symphony of a Thousand” truly justifies the nickname.
March 4, 2022