Lebrecht Weekly | Noel Coward and Friends: A Marvellous Party (Signum Classics)
The selection of songs made here by soprano Mary Bevan and tenor Nicky Spence includes a number of composers who are way out of period but still in the mood.
Browsing: Joseph Middleton
Weekly Lebrecht: Mahler – Symphonies 1, 2 and songs (various labels)
Although quite a few orchestras now release concerts on their own labels, the field is fraught with risk. London’s Philharmonia Orchestra has chosen Mahler’s Resurrection…
Lebrecht Weekly – Richard Strauss: Through Life and Love (Orchid)
Of the two UK finalists in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World last weekend, many felt the English soprano Louise Alder stood a better chance…
