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REBER Piano Trios Nos 3, 5 & 7

With the passing of time, Napoléon-Henri Reber (1807-80) has disappeared into the footnotes of music history, but his parents obviously...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 10/2013

PROKOFIEV Violin Sonatas

There has been no shortage of illustrious violinists tackling Prokofiev’s two violin sonatas on disc in recent years. Each piece...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 10/2013

LEIGHTON Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2. Metamorphoses

Kenneth Leighton’s music for choir and organ is still a fixture of the Anglican cathedral repertoire but his instrumental works...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 10/2013

SMETANA Piano Trio DVOŘÁK Piano Trio Op 90

Smetana’s engaging three-movement Piano Trio opens with a lyrical cello solo, finely played here, but almost immediately becomes passionately stormy...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/2013

CABEZÓN Obras de Musica

The blind organist Antonio de Cabezón (c1510-1566) served at the Spanish court from 1526 and was one of the musicians...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2013

Parthenia

Given its historical importance and the fact that it only takes around an hour to perform complete, it is surprising...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 10/2013

BRIDGE Sonatas for Violin and Cello

Frank Bridge frequently gets introduced as Britten’s teacher. This has gone on for too long: Bridge was an important British...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 10/2013

BEETHOVEN Complete Works for Cello and Piano

Their style is free of turgidity, their technique unblemished. Thomas Sauer and Colin Carr are a secure duo, and Beethoven’s...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 10/2013

BARTÓK Rhapsodies for Piano Nos 1 & 2. RAVEL Violin Sonata

‘Bartók and Ravel show us how traditional craftsmanship can be combined with the sounds of other cultures,’ the two soloists...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 10/2013

JS BACH 6 Sonatas for Violin and Piano BWV 1014-1019

With his recordings of the ‘48’ (10/88 and 9/91), Goldberg Variations (3/90) and French Suites (4/94), Keith Jarrett long ago...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 10/2013

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