Mark Seow

REVIEW: "Jan Dismas Zelenka isn’t just a useful name for the A‑Z classical music round of the pub quiz. He’s …

REVIEW: "... Vivaldi and Bononcini collide with Piazzolla, though it is the confluence in Ouverture Tango-Bar…

REVIEW: "For those who feed on a regular diet of Handel and Telemann, this album of sinfonias will make one t…

REVIEW: "On December 12, 2024, the musicologist Olivier Fourés visited Giuliano Carmignola at his house in Pr…

REVIEW: "...The Vivaldi movements that close the album fare much better, and the textures are welcomingly inv…

REVIEW: "...This premiere recording of Joachim Bernard Hagen’s Lute Concerto in D minor is not going to set t…

REVIEW: "...Here, however, Zuljan plays the orpharion – an instrument invented by the English luthier John Ro…

REVIEW: "'I do not think of this as a transcription, nor even as a version for other instruments. I would sim…

REVIEW: "...Capuçon’s ability to turn it up a gear with ferocious Ferrari-like rapidity is undeniably attract…

REVIEW: "...For the aria ‘Sol da te, mio dolce amore’ from Orlando furioso – the version from November 1727, …

REVIEW: "Upon reading one critic’s words earlier this year, naming Hugh Cutting ‘the best countertenor on the…

REVIEW: "Teodoro Baù is one of those early music geeks in that he has more viols than he does fingers. Among …

REVIEW: "I’m not a Buddhist, but sometimes I catch myself thinking: who is Johann Sebastian Bach reincarnated…

REVIEW: "I’m surprised I cannot find another album that begins with this part-song by William Lawes. On the a…

REVIEW: "When analysing Zara Nelsova’s recording of BWV1008,..."

REVIEW: "When the Gramophone jury meets to discuss that year’s Award winners and vote for the Recording of th…

REVIEW: "I was excited to tuck into this latest album from Maddalena Del Gobbo. Marais, Telemann, Sainte-Colo…

REVIEW: "Say the word ‘Locatelli’ to a baroque violinist and they might feel a sudden pain in their back or l…

REVIEW: "On the most superficial of listenings, this is a bog-standard collection of good Baroque music playe…

REVIEW: "The 12 Concerti grossi of Corelli’s Op 6 are a gleaming staple of the Baroque repertoire. The work’s…

REIVEW: "...Timbre is at the heart of Rameau’s music, and throughout this production we are treated to stunni…

REVIEW: "This is an altogether stunning album. Ryo Terakado performs on a Giovanni Grancino violin made in 16…

REVIEW: "Blinded by brightness of intonation and the precipitous clarity of bow strokes, I struggled with thi…

REVIEW: "These are impressive performances from violinist Marco Serino that more than hold their own against …