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MOZART; TELEMANN 'Canons'

Mozart wrote counterpoint throughout his career, from dutiful fugues while learning his craft to worthy stile antico polyphony in his...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 12/2022

HEMSI Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)

Chandos’s ‘Music in Exile’ series featuring the Toronto-based ARC Ensemble continues with this overview of Alberto Hemsi (1898-1975). Of Sephardic...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2022

DVORÁK American Quartet. 8 Waltzes

It’d be a grey day indeed that couldn’t be brightened by Dvořák’s chamber music, and I don’t think it was...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 12/2022

BRITTEN; HAGEN; STRAUSS (Ensemble Allegria)

Although they might have gone under the radar in the UK, Ensemble Allegria have established a status way beyond their...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2022

BEETHOVEN; FRANCK; SCHUMANN Violin Sonatas (Renaud Capuçon)

I’m not sure whether it’s significant that all three works are in A major/minor, but this concert from last Easter’s...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 12/2022

Beethoven for Three: Symphony No 6 'Pastorale'

I was bowled over by Kavakos, Ma and Ax’s recent recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony as arranged by Colin Matthews...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2022

JS BACH Flute Sonatas (Aysha Wills)

Why Bach? This is what young Canadian flautist Aysha Wills asked herself when deciding what to play for this, her...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 12/2022

ADAMS Sila: The Breath of the World

The last piece by John Luther Adams that came my way for review was his fourth string quartet, Everything That...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2022

Sharon Bezaly: Synergy

Booklet notes that begin ‘According to Wikipedia’, in my book, are not a great first sign. Neither is an album...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 12/2022

Serenata: Brazilian Music For Chamber Orchestra

This intriguing album is a showcase for what Brazilian composers during the course of the 19th century could achieve after...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 12/2022

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