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2021

December

Vocal Retrospective: Some lesser-known Christmas oratorios by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Strauss's Metamorphosen - a survey by Ralph Moore
MusicWeb International presents its 2021 Recordings of the Year
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Brian Wilson - an appreciation by John Quinn
Piano Trio Discography: End of 2021 Update

November

Vocal Retrospective: Teresa Żylis-Gara in Memoriam by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Christmas 2021 - Some Seasonal Offerings by Brian Wilson
Cello concerto project: new update (now includes works for multiple cellos)
Strauss's Sinfonia domestica - a survey by Ralph Moore
Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie - a survey by Ralph Moore

October

Vocal Retrospective: Les Introuvables du Chant Français - Vol. 2 by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Beulah Reissues - Summer and Autumn 2021 Update by Brian Wilson
Bernard Haitink obituary by John Quinn

September

Vocal Retrospective: Les Introuvables du Chant Français - Vol. 1 by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
A survey of Verdi's Early and less Well-known Operas by Ralph Moore

August

Vocal Retrospective: Summer Festivals - Bayreuth by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
A survey of the discography of Robert Massard Part II by Ralph Moore
Beethoven's Fidelio - a survey by Ralph Moore
Giuseppe Giacomini - an obituary by Ralph Moore
The Cello Concerto Project - a major update
Composer Judith Bailey's website - an update & a report on her 80th birthday concert
Teresa Żylis-Gara (soprano) - an obituary by Ralph Moore

July

Summer Opera Festivals: Aix-en-Provence by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Piano Trio Discography - Mid 2021 Update
Verdi's La Traviata - a survey by Ralph Moore
Composer David Lyon - an autobiography
Verdi's Il trovatore - a survey by Ralph Moore

June

Forgotten Artists: Erminia Romano by Christopher Howell
Vocal Retrospective: Christa Ludwig by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Catching up with the Baroque and Before Part I by Brian Wilson
An Eclectic Selection of Rossini Operas - a survey by Ralph Moore
Listening Studio Report June 2021 by John Quinn
Mozart’s Don Giovanni - a survey by Ralph Moore

May

Forgotten Artists: Herbert Albert by Christopher Howell
Vocal Retrospective: 3. Caballé in Recital by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Cello Concerto Project: 1991-2000 - a new timeline by Patrick Waller
Robert Massard (baritone) - a discography survey by Ralph Moore
Cello Concerto Project: 21st Century - a new timeline by Patrick Waller
Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht - A survey by Ralph Moore

April

Vocal Retrospective: 2. Trial of the Titos by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben - a survey by Ralph Moore
Cello Concerto Project: 1971-80 - a new timeline by Patrick Waller
Cello Concerto Project: 1981-90 - a new timeline by Patrick Waller
Remembering Sinopoli by Marc Bridle
Christa Ludwig - an obituary by Ralph Moore
Whatever happened to ... Rawsthorne's Triptych by John France

March

Decca and DG: Early 2021 Round-up by Brian Wilson
Vocal Retrospective: 1. Dueling Rinaldos by Ralph Moore & Mike Parr
Voices of the Past - a survey by Brian Wilson
Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder - a survey by Ralph Moore
Cello Concerto Project - a major update by Patrick Waller
Passiontide and Easter 2021 - a survey by Brian Wilson
Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys - a survey by Ralph Moore
Jonathan Leshnoff - an interview with the American composer by Lee Denham
Cello Concerto Project: 1961-70 - a new timeline by Patrick Waller

February

Chandos and Hyperion: Early 2021 Round-up by Brian Wilson
The Itter Broadcast Collection - an overview by Adrian Farmer
Pianists in the Ballroom at Wyastone Leys by Simon Callaghan
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas - a survey by Ralph Moore

January

Rossini’s Guillaume Tell - A survey by Ralph Moore
Piano Trio Discography: End of Year Update by David Barker
The Cello Concerto - A New Timeline: 1901-1940 by Patrick C Waller
Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea - A survey by Ralph Moore
The Cello Concerto - A New Timeline: 1941-1960 by Patrick C Waller

2020

December

Naxos - A late 2020 roundup by Brian Wilson
Schoenberg's Gurrelieder - a survey by Ralph Moore
2020 Recordings of the Year
Christmas 2020 roundup by Brian Wilson
Guido Cantelli at 100 by Marc Bridle
The Cello Concerto: An Overview and Timeline by Patrick C Waller
Mahler's First Symphony - a survey by Lee Denham

November

Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer - a survey by Ralph Moore
Pianist Duncan Honeybourne in conversation with Robert Beattie
Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne - a survey by Ralph Moore
Geoff Cummings-Knight’s 24 Preludes for Piano by David Jennings
Hyperion at 40 by Brian Wilson
Robert Layton Recalled by Rob Barnett
Luigi Cherubini - a biography by Glyn Pursglove
Elgar’s Sea Pictures - a survey by Ralph Moore
Lloyd's Symphony 7 - a musical analysis by Karim Elmahmoudi
Beulah - A late 2020 roundup by Brian Wilson

October

Mahler's Symphony 4 - an update to Tony Duggan's survey by Brian Wilson
Between what opera is and how it is portrayed Composer Matthew Peterson in conversation with Ona Jarmalavičiūtė
Exploring Salzedo's Capriccio for brass quintet by John France
Exploring Searle's Piano Sonata by John France
Vladas Bagdonas, Leader of the Vilnius State Choir in conversation with Ona Jarmalavičiūtė
Introducing the music of Ian King by John Quinn
Conductor Carlo Goldstein in conversation with Ona Jarmalavičiūtė
Talking about Books - what I did during lockdown by Len Mullenger

September

Gerhard's Wind Quintet - An Early Recording by John France
Exploring Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Anniversaries by John France
Hanna Hedman, record producer - an obituary by Göran Forsling
Listening Studio Report: Britten's Peter Grimes by Len Mullenger
Benjamin Frankel’s May Day Overture - Worker’s March or Rustic Ramble by John France

August

Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos - a survey by Ralph Moore
Piano Trio Discography & Survey (completed) - Beethoven
Masterwork Index: Schumann's Cello Concerto
Terry Barfoot, MWI reviewer - an obituary by Roy Westbrook
Mike Herman's National Discographies - a major update
Summer 2020 Retrospective by Brian Wilson
Massenet's Manon - a survey by Ralph Moore
Julian Bream - an obituary by Zane Turner
Anne Ozorio, MWI and S&H reviewer - obituaries by Marc Bridle and Mark Berry
Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades - a survey by Ralph Moore
Masterwork Index: Saint-Saëns' Cello Concertos

July

Verdi's Macbeth - a survey by Ralph Moore
The Life and Music of Rutland Boughton by Alan Senior
We’ll be back! The CBSO Weathering the Covid-19 Storm by John Quinn
Looking at Reizenstein's Oboe Sonatina by John France
Strauss's Arabella - a survey by Ralph Moore

June

Reconstructing a Pianist – The Enigmatic Eva Wollmann by Göran Tegnér
Verdi’s Un ballo in Maschera - A survey by Ralph Moore
Pop and Avant Garde Mixed: David Bedford’s The Garden of Love by John France
Rosemarie Wright - an obituary by Duncan Honeybourne
Verdi’s La forza del destino - A survey by Ralph Moore
Looking at Alan Rawsthorne's Pierrette by John France
Piano Trio Discography: U-Z Composers ~ A note from the compiler
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews: Summer 2020 by Brian Wilson and Johan van Veen
Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde - a survey by Ralph Moore
Piano Trio Discography: Johannes Brahms

May

Bruckner's Eighth Symphony - a survey of recordings by Lee Denham
A visit to the Pavarotti Museum by Lee Denham
A MusicWeb Survey of Our Favorite Neglected Recordings edited by Mike Parr
Bach's Goldberg Variations (on piano) - a survey by Ralph Moore
Accompanist or Partner? Pianist Susie Allan in conversation with John Quinn
Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci - A survey by Ralph Moore
Celebrating Peter Racine Fricker's 100^th Birthday by John France
Piano Trio Discography: "T" Composers
Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana - A survey by Ralph Moore
Celebrating Geoffrey Bush's 100^th Birthday by John France
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Spring 2020/3 by Brian Wilson
The Symphonies of Anton Bruckner Revisited by John Quinn and Patrick Waller
More Obscure Favorites by Andrew Hartman
Recalling John Addison’s Trumpet Concerto by John France

April

Beethoven's Missa Solemnis - a survey by Ralph Moore
Masterwork Review Index: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius - a survey by John Quinn (updated)
Piano Trio Discography: Dmitri Shostakovich
A Peter Dickinson Concert – Stateside, 1959 by John France
A survey of Shostakovich string quartet cycles by Jens F Laurson
Piano Trio Discography: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Spring 2020/2 by Brian Wilson, Simon Thompson & Johan van Veen
Some thoughts on E.J. Moeran’s Theme and Variations by John France
Piano Trio Discography: "S" Composers

March

Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi - A survey by Ralph Moore
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Piano Trio Discography: Franz Schubert ~ Updates
Beethoven 250, Philharmonia 75 and Decca 90: some recent Beulah reissues by Brian Wilson
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Spring 2020/1 - Part A ~ Part B by Brian Wilson & Johan van Veen
Piano Trio Discography: Robert Schumann

February

Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Winter 2019-20/3 by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan, Simon Thompson & Johan van Veen
Peter Serkin - an appreciation by Rick Masters
Mirella Freni - an obituary by Ralph Moore
Completions and Reconstructions of Musical Works by Stephen Barber (full document)
Puccini’s Il tabarro - A survey by Ralph Moore
Puccini's Suor Angelica - a survey by Ralph Moore

January

National Discographies - a major update by Mike Herman
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Winter 2019-20/2 by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan & Johan van Veen
Fred Lax - An English flautist in America by Stuart Scott
The first performance of Adam Pounds' Second Symphony by John France
How Complete Was My Beethoven? by Mark Zimmer BEETHOVEN 250

2019

December

Piano Trio Discography: "R" Composers - compiled by David Barker
2019 Recordings of the Year
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Winter 2019-20/1 by Brian Wilson & Johan van Veen
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn

November

Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky - a survey by Ralph Moore
Rolando Panerai - An obituary by Ralph Moore
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Autumn 2019/2 by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan & Johan van Veen

October

Anthony Hedges - An obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Jessye Norman - A short appreciation by Ralph Moore
Short Reviews & Second Thoughts: Autumn 2019/1 by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan, Johan van Veen & Simon Thompson
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Piano Trio Discography - Sergei Rachmaninov
Another Dozen Obscure Favorites by Andrew Hartman

August

Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - a survey by Ralph Moore
Peter Gammond - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer - a survey by Ralph Moore
Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été - a survey by Ralph Moore
A Portrait of the Pianist Adolph Hallis by William Snedden
What is the meaning behind the Castellucci production of Salome? - an interpretation by Len Mullenger
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews: Summer 2019/2 by Brian Wilson, Johan van Veen and Simon Thompson
“Untouchable” and ”Most Recommendable” Opera Recordings - a very personal guide by Ralph Moore

July

Verdi's Rigoletto - a survey by Ralph Moore
Verdi's Simon Boccanegra - a survey by Ralph Moore
Bizet's Carmen - a survey by Ralph Moore
Piano Trio Discography: Maurice Ravel
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews: Summer 2019/1 by Brian Wilson, Dan Morgan and Simon Thompson

June

Noises Off - Sound Effects in Opera Recordings by Paul Corfield Godfrey
Verdi's Aida - a survey by Ralph Moore
Dominick Argento - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Puccini's Manon Lescaut - a survey by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews - Spring 2019-3 by Brian Wilson, Simon Thompson & Johan van Veen

May

The Swing of the Pendulum - George Lloyd and the Crisis of Romanticism by Peter Davison
Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila - a survey by Ralph Moore
A Dozen Obscure Favorites by Andrew Hartman
Massenet's Werther - a survey by Ralph Moore
Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel - a survey by Ralph Moore
Piano Trio Discography & Review Index: N, O, P & Q composers compiled by David Barker
Blandine Verlet - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews - Spring 2019-3 by Brian Wilson, Simon Thompson & Johan van Veen
Schubert's Winterreise - a survey by Ralph Moore

April

Romance in The Land of Heart’s Desire by Ben Janken
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin - a survey by Ralph Moore
Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande - a survey by Ralph Moore
John Langdon - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews - Spring 2019-2 by Brian Wilson

March

The Music of Hermann Goetz by Andrew Hartman
Verdi's Otello - a survey by Ralph Moore
Listening Studio Report by John Quinn
Cherubini's Medea - a survey by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews - Spring 2019-1 by Brian Wilson
Verdi's Falstaff - a survey by Ralph Moore
Gerald Larner - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton

February

Wagner's Ring cycle - a survey by Ralph Moore
Berlioz's Les Troyens - a survey by Ralph Moore
Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov - a survey by Ralph Moore
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews Winter 2019-2 by Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan
Martin Dalby - an obituary by Kenneth Shenton
Puccini’s La fanciulla del West - a survey by Ralph Moore

January

50,000 reviews published
Wagner's Parsifal - a survey by Ralph Moore
John Joubert - an obituary by John Quinn
Strauss' Salome - a survey by Ralph Moore
Stanfordian Thoughts 9: His most played work by Christopher Howell
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews Winter 2018/19-1 by Brian Wilson & Dan Morgan

 

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