Album opener “Asuramaya” (“demoniacal magic” in Sanskrit) begins with a sustained moment of anticipation, taking a good minute and a half to build before a main theme emerges. Thacker’s classical ...
How wonderful to hear a familiar work sounding so fresh and potent. Steven Isserlis's Dvořák anthology is revelatory, in so many ways. There's the sumptious orchestral playing from Daniel Harding's ...