Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
It is now an embarrassing number of years since ‘the Leeds’ produced a winner of the calibre of Federico Colli....
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014
The six Solo Violin Sonatas of Eugène Ysaÿe were written for the six great violin virtuosos of his day: Szigeti,...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 08/2014
After a long fallow period, the competition arena has at last produced pianists of the calibre of Pavel Kolesnikov and...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014
What to choose for your debut album? Do you play music that is, quite simply, close to your heart, or...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014
Vanessa Wagner’s inclusion of the solo version of Ma Mère l’Oye is a nice touch which sets this Ravel recital...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2014
The more I hear of Xiayin (pronouncd ‘Sha een’) Wang, the more I think Chandos has landed an exceptional artist....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2014
Though rarely heard in concert these days – more’s the pity – Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words have delighted generations of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2014
This invaluable two-CD album of Janáček’s complete piano music includes a short and personal essay by Martino Tirimo. There he...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014
Although Muzio Clementi’s prolific sonata output rarely figures in the concert hall, it has certainly proliferated on CD over the...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2014
There are some noteworthy and lovely things about this recording. First, there is the mellow tone of the restored 1830s...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2014
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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