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Review of BEETHOVEN Violin Sonatas (Midori)

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonatas (Midori)

Conversationalist Beethoven, this – meaning that two very different voices (Midori, gentle; Thibaudet, assertive) bring their individual qualities to each...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 04/2023

Review of MOZART Piano Concertos 21&24 (Robert Levin) Piano Concerto No 23 (Emelyanychev)

MOZART Piano Concertos 21&24 (Robert Levin) Piano Concerto No 23 (Emelyanychev)

Robert Levin and the Academy of Ancient Music pick up their Mozart piano concerto cycle where they left off quarter...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 04/2023

Review of Neeme Järvi in Concert

Neeme Järvi in Concert

This is a marvellous recording. It’s not uncommon for conductors as distinguished as Neeme Järvi (who turned 85 last year)...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 04/2023

Review of Eldbjørg Hemsing: Arctic

Eldbjørg Hemsing: Arctic

After a string of well-received albums for BIS (5/18, 12/18, 4/19, 6/20), star violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing moved to Sony in...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 04/2023

Review of DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto (Enrico Dindo)

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto (Enrico Dindo)

It was impossible not to be intrigued when this one appeared on my desk. Dvořák’s mighty Cello Concerto – an...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 04/2023

Review of FRANCK Symphony in D Minor. Rédemption. Le chasseur maudit (Altinoglu)

FRANCK Symphony in D Minor. Rédemption. Le chasseur maudit (Altinoglu)

Having been somewhat neglected in recent decades, Franck’s once-popular Symphony in D minor appears to be enjoying something of a...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 04/2023

Review of SHOSTAKOVICH Symphonies Nos 12 & 15 (Storgårds)

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphonies Nos 12 & 15 (Storgårds)

A very revealing coupling from Storgårds. The question is often asked why it is that the predecessor to the Twelfth...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 04/2023

Review of WENNÄKOSKI Sigla. Flounce. Sedecim

WENNÄKOSKI Sigla. Flounce. Sedecim

In October 2015 Ondine’s founder, Reijo Kiilunen – in conversation with Andrew Mellor – singled out Lotta Wennäkoski (b1970) as...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 04/2023

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Review of VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia antartica. Symphony No 9 (Brabbins)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia antartica. Symphony No 9 (Brabbins)

Martyn Brabbins rounds off his Vaughan Williams symphony cycle for Hyperion with a most impressive account of the Ninth. His...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 04/2023

Review of STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto & Chamber Works (Isabelle Faust)

STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto & Chamber Works (Isabelle Faust)

So this is the Stravinsky Violin Concerto I have so often seen on the page but rarely heard in performance....

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 04/2023


 

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