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CHOPIN Piano wks

It is surely a critic’s joy to discover a major talent relatively unknown and appearing on a minor label. Jean...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue:

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Vol. 1

Strange it is that Beethoven’s most lauded movement, the first of Op 27 No 2, marked Adagio sostenuto at two...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 04/2012

BACH Suites Françaises, Anglaises et Toccatas

The French harpsichordist Blandine Rannou is a charismatic artist, a distinctive voice in a field crowded with technically immaculate but...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 04/2012

The Philharmonics

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, they say, and the same might be said here. Only with difficulty does...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 04/2012

Dedicated to Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen

The five Swedish composers represented on this disc range in age from Sven-David Sandström (b1942) to Mirjam Tally (b1976). None...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 04/2012

TURNAGE A Constant Obsession

Although his output has latterly been notable for large-scale orchestral and theatrical works, chamber music has never been absent from...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue:

SHOSTAKOVICH Viola Sonata

Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, his final composition, is surely one of the most significant works in the emergent solo viola repertory...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 04/2012

RAVEL Piano Trio SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No 2

The Trio Mondrian inhabits two very different worlds on this excellent disc. The piano trios by Ravel and Shostakovich, cast...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 04/2012

HISCOCKS Chamber Music

Australian music has really come into its own over the past two decades, with Wendy Hiscocks (50 next year) playing...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 04/2012

HAYES Violin Concerto

Five of these 10 tracks are for solo piano, two for solo violin and the other three for instrumental ensembles....

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue:

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