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Since their reappearance in 2012 they’ve been called Dexys but for their seventh and, possibly, final album, they return to the name of…
There are few more joyful sights in classical music than violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja diving into a performance, impishly whimsical,…
Jazz Dari Angkasapuri and Tiga Trombone are two albums dedicated to giants of Malaysian jazz. The first collects compositions by Johari…
The death of country star Dolly Parton has been a shock that reverberated worldwide. Not the fact that it happened: she was 80 and in ill…
Chris Cantrill is one half of the delightfully mad sketch duo The Delightful Sausage alongside Amy Gledhill, who have rather set up camp in…
In that wide field commonly known as world music, ancient traditions co-exist with cutting edge experiment. At Bristol’s intimate city…
CPE Bach: Cello Concertos Elinor Frey (cello), Accademia de’ Dissonanti (Channel Classics/Outhere Music)
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After a long break, a new album can be a delicate act to balance for an artist, as well as something of a daunting task. This year has…
Theatrical trickster extraordinaire, purveyor of bewilderingly lavish stage illusions to unsuspecting and often jaw-dropped spectators, New…
At this year’s Aldeburgh Festival, I watched Lise Davidsen take a young singer through Mahler’s “Liebst du um Schönheit” in a riveting…