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BARTÓK The Wooden Prince. Dance Suite

I’ve yet to see a staged double-bill of Bartók’s symbolist ballet The Wooden Prince and his allegorical operatic masterpiece Duke...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 03/2023

JS BACH; PÄRT Violin Concertos (Arabella Steinbacher)

There are no booklet notes to speak of attached to this Bach and Pärt programme from Arabella Steinbacher. Just a...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 03/2023

JS BACH 'Bachs Königin'

An intriguingly organised album from Holland Baroque. The ensemble have made a name for themselves with their cross-cultural ‘encounters’, including...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 03/2023

BACEWICZ Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 (Borowicz)

The past few years have seen a regular flow of releases of Grażyna Bacewicz’s music, and recordings of many of...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 03/2023

PUCCINI Turandot (Pappano)

When Antonio Pappano’s recording of Tristan und Isolde was released in 2005, it was touted in many pages, including these...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 03/2023

Le Dolce Sirene

The Kansas City-based Bach Aria Soloists make their recording debut on Reference Recordings with a lovely album of Monteverdi, Bach,...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 03/2023

Giulio Regondi: A 200th Birthday Bouquet

For what was billed as his final studio recording last year, David Starobin continued his survey of neglected composers with...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 03/2023

RACHMANINOV; SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonatas (Carmine Miranda)

While there are many fine recordings of Shostakovich’s and Rachmaninov’s cello sonatas, not many have them coupled together, even in...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2023

PRICE; WIGGINS 'The Composers'

Many of Florence Price’s piano works have been recorded, not least by Kirsten Johnson (Guild, duplicating items here) and Samantha...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2023

States of Play: Solos & Duos

‘States of Play’ unites ‘longtime creative friends and mutual admirers’ Robert Carl and John McDonald, both stalwarts of the New...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 03/2023

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