Browse: Milhaud - Poèmes de Jean Cocteau (3), Op. 59

The soprano, Franziska Heinzen, has a pleasant, light voice, though not at its best on loud, high notes, while the pianist, Benjamin Mead, is capable but unwilling to supply the charm Poulenc... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Here's a window onto Skalkottas's music for his own instrument, itself a microcosm of his development. There's nothing stylistically tentative about the early Solo Violin Sonata (1925).
Written... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…