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CHAUSSON Concert VIERNE Piano Quintet

‘I will make something powerful, grandiose and strong, which will stir in the heart of hearts of fathers the deepest...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 12/2024

BRUCKNER; KLOSE String Quartets (Quatuor Diotima)

Bruckner composed his only string quartet in 1862 while studying form and orchestration with Otto Kitzler. A well-crafted work in...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 12/2024

Ehnes & Armstrong play Brahms & Schumann

I’ve been eagerly waiting for James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong to record the three Brahms violin sonatas. They’ve already recorded...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2024

TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations (Edgar Moreau)

Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations gets top billing here but the real prize is a thrillingly passionate performance of Chopin’s late Cello...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2024

Lucie Horsch: The Frans Brüggen Project

‘The Frans Brüggen Project’ is a celebration of a significant part of the legacy of the late Dutch conductor and...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 12/2024

Ksenija Sidorova: Crossroads

Following a previous pair of recordings, Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova undeniably hit her stride in the anthology ‘Piazzolla Reflections’ (3/21)...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2024

OQUIN; PARKER; ROUSE Organ Concertos (Paul Jacobs)

Set down piecemeal over four and a half years, this collection straddles boundaries but certainly merits a hearing. Its common...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 12/2024

MOZART Clarinet Concerto. Symphonies Nos 29 & 33 (Forck)

The Berlin Academy of Ancient Music’s sound is defined by its violins – slightly tart, vibrato-lite, with a pronounced ‘tick’...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 12/2024

MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream (Savall)

>Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their record label Alia Vox with Mendelssohn’s...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 12/2024

MACDOWELL Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Wilson)

Scarcely a month passes, it seems, without a new release from John Wilson. Whether in the role of sorcerer, illuminating...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2024

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