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Hindemith & Raphael: Works for Viola Solo

It may seem that the only music for solo viola written in the middle of the 20th century was Hindemith’s,...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2013

HINDEMITH Piano Sonatas Nos 1-3

With this release, Markus Becker joins the mere handful of pianists who have offered Hindemith’s piano sonatas together as a...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2013

CHOPIN 24 Preludes

Nick van Bloss is a perfectly decent pianist, whose own life story makes this achievement all the more striking: he...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 12/2013

CHOPIN Polonaises

For many Chopin lovers, Arthur Rubinstein’s 1930s recordings of the Polonaises are the benchmark (far preferable to his sonically inferior...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2013

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos 4, 9, 10 & 11

In Beethoven’s Op 7 Sonata, Maurizio Pollini pounces on the composer’s Allegro molto e con brio directive with joyful momentum....

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2013

BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations

The discography of the Diabelli Variations is already distinguished but here’s a remarkable addition to it. Two performances are offered,...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 12/2013

Hungarian Works for Violin & Cello

Enterprising, engaging and full of intriguing, lesser-known names, this disc of violin-and-cello duos by Hungarian composers conceptually grows out of...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2013

SCHUBERT Cello Sonata BRAHMS Cello Sonata

It’s hard not to be a bit sad for Wigmore Hall Live that they didn’t get this one but it’s...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 12/2013

A Tale of Two Cellos

This is expressly a CD for those who enjoy a pair of cellos, beautifully played and blended together in slow...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2013

A Tale of Two Cellos

This is expressly a CD for those who enjoy a pair of cellos, beautifully played and blended together in slow...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2013

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