![Mark my words, Sir – Elder conducts Sibelius & Debussy [Hallé]](https://www.colinscolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/halle-3.jpg)
Apr 21, 2020 | Recording Reviews
Unless he has designs on Kullervo, with numbers 4 & 6 Sir Mark Elder completes his Sibelius Symphony Cycle for the Hallé’s own label; superb performances that make me regret I have not yet heard the previous issues in this series. The bleak and tragic Symphony 4,...
Apr 20, 2020 | Recording Reviews
Neeme Järvi (head of the Järvi conducting clan) digs well below the core repertoire line for this collection from Estonian composers schooled in St Petersburg. On the evidence of these selections, Kapp (1878-1952), Lemba (1885-1963) & Lüdig (1880-1958) all wrote...
![The Early Horn – Ursula Paludan Monberg [Hyperion]](https://www.colinscolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/horn-700x675.png)
Apr 19, 2020 | Recording Reviews
The Early Horn – the title bringing Carry On connotations to my mind – is explained thus in Hyperion’s annotation: “Exploring the natural horn’s pivotal role in eighteenth-century chamber music, this album celebrates the instrument’s dramatic arrival from its rustic...
