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George King: Jubilees

Here are four cycles of short, intelligently crafted and musically refined pieces. The six miniatures that make up Magnus Lindberg’s...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2014

A Violino Solo

For his debut solo recording, the French period violinist Thibault Noally has devised a solo recital that mixes known with...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 03/2014

SZYMANOWSKI 12 Études. Masques. 4 Études. Métopes

Karol Szymanowski was never a concert virtuoso but knew the piano inside out, writing music that, despite its often complex...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 03/2014

SCHUMANN Carnaval. Papillon. Piano Sonata No 2

Timing can sometimes be cruel. Only a couple of months ago I was blown away by Mitsuko Uchida’s fiery and...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 03/2014

REGER Major Organ Works

David Goode recorded what was described as the first volume in a complete Reger cycle in 2003. Then he produced...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 03/2014

HANDEL 8 'Great' Suites

In contrast with the characterful ebullience distinguishing Richard Egarr’s Handel concerto releases for Harmonia Mundi, the harpsichordist approaches the composer’s...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2014

ERBER Flourish. The Traces Cycle

In Gareth Malone’s Gareth Malone’s Guide To Classical Music (William Collins, 2011), Gareth Malone considers New Complexity composition. Composers minded...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 03/2014

ELGAR Symphonies 1 & 2 (transc Briggs)

It is one of the idiosyncrasies of the organ repertoire. Elgar’s Organ Sonata in G, dating from 1895, includes passages...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 03/2014

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos 15, 16 & 21

Jonathan Biss begins the third volume of his Beethoven cycle with an animated and beautifully inflected account of the Pastoral...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2014

JS BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier

After complete cycles of the Mozart and Schubert sonatas and an account of the Goldberg Variations, Daniel-Ben Pienaar continues his...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 03/2014

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