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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 14. Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva (Storgårds)

With Shostakovich’s word-setting what happens between the words is, more than with any other composer I know (with the exception...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 09/2023

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphonies Nos 6 & 15 (Noseda)

Noseda served part of his apprenticeship under Gergiev at the Mariinsky Theatre, and his concerts as principal conductor of the...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 09/2023

PRICE Piano Concerto in One Movement. Symphony No 1 (Jeneba Kanneh-Mason)

It’s strange, but after decades of neglect the music of Florence Price seems uncannily familiar. The soulful themes with their...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 09/2023

MOZART Piano Concertos Nos 20, 21, 23 & 27 (Elizabeth Sombart)

'Pass over Sombart’ was Jed Distler’s verdict on the French pianist’s Beethoven concertos in December 2020. In the company of...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 09/2023

MAHLER Symphony No 3 (Netopil)

The orchestra that brought Mahler’s Sixth into the world might indeed claim some historical kinship with his music – but...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 09/2023

LIEBERMANN Violin Concerto. 2 Chamber Concertos. Air (Aiman Mussakhajayeva)

Blue Griffin’s ambitious programme of Lowell Liebermann world premieres is dominated by the immersive relationships the soloists develop with the...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 09/2023

KHACHATURIAN Symphony No 3. Gayaneh Suite No 3

If you’re going to play Khachaturian’s noisy Third Symphony (1947), with its 15 trumpet parts, you need to fully commit,...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 09/2023

LALO; CASALS Cello Concertos (Jan Vogler)

I’ll cut right to the chase. The headline event here is the premiere recording of the Cello Concerto by Enrique...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 09/2023

The Symphonies: A Beethoven Journey (Takács-Nagy)

A Beethoven ‘cycle’ played piecemeal over the course of 14 years, by a band of young musicians changing personnel throughout...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 09/2023

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 (Elisabeth Leonskaja)

These Beethoven concertos have waited a while to emerge, having been recorded in 2017 (No 3) and 2018 (No 4)....

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 09/2023

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