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BYRD Sacred Works (Filsell)

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, on New York’s Fifth Avenue, counts as one of the leading Anglican...

Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 12/2023

BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis (Savall)

Jordi Savall’s pacing of the Missa encompasses splendour as well as vigour. It is a minute or two longer than...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 12/2023

Isabelle Faust: Solo

Hot on the heels of the shortlisting of Rachel Podger’s ‘Tutta sola’ (Channel Classics, 1/23) in the Instrumental category of...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 12/2023

Maria Gabryś-Heyke: Polish Piano Works

Polish piano music, for most of us, begins with Chopin (followed later by Paderewski and Szymanowski). The myriad other composers...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2023

Tomasz Ritter: Fantasies/ Beethoven - 32 Variations

His reputation as an exponent of period instruments well established, Tomasz Ritter follows his 2019 Chopin miscellany with this anthology...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2023

SCHUBERT Impromptus (Ronald Brautigam)

Having completed his Beethoven project, Ronald Brautigam now turns his attention to Schubert, and this, his first foray into his...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 12/2023

RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No 1. Preludes Op 32 (Lukas Geniušas)

It is well known that Rachmaninov made extensive cuts and adjustments to his First Piano Sonata, having consulted with its...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 12/2023

MOZART Piano Sonatas K310-311; 330-333 (Angela Hewitt)

In many respects, Angela Hewitt’s solo Mozart recordings represent a modern-day parallel to Walter Gieseking’s 1953 EMI cycle. Her playing...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2023

French Music for Two Pianos (Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva)

Here is a refreshingly entertaining disc from longtime piano partners Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva, now also co-directors of the...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 12/2023

Florian Krumpöck: Chopin

In an interview included in the booklet notes, Florian Krumpöck discusses the importance of tone and resonance in relation to...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2023

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