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...
In the terminology of the time, these six Weber ‘progressive’ sonatas of 1810 are ‘for piano with violin obbligato’, but,...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 03/2013
Ondine’s exploration of the luminescent sound world of Kaija Saariaho continues with five trios for various combinations. All are in...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 03/2013
Daniel Purcell – who was younger than Henry Purcell and outlived him by more than 20 years and who, according...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 03/2013
Familiarity takes a knock. Colin Lawson begins his opening flourish of the Quintet on (written) C below middle C and...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 03/2013
There’s always a feeling when listening to the Endellion Quartet that you’re listening to the Urtext method of quartet playing....
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 03/2013
Eric Le Sage continues his Fauré exploration (I much liked the piano quartets – 10/12) with the two quintets. Both...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 03/2013
I wouldn’t, if I were you, try to experience Lux as music. Brian Eno, the ‘composer’ (I’m not certain if...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 03/2013
Performers of Dvořák, especially his large-scale forms, seem to face more pressing questions of tempo than when playing other ‘standard’...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 03/2013
Interesting as these performances occasionally are, they lack conviction because their mannerisms too often prove conspicuous. The Quintet’s broad opening,...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 03/2013
The cover of this disc looks a bit like a blond (with hair product) Reservoir Dogs, and there’s certainly an...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 03/2013
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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