Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Steven Osborne’s new Hyperion recording of Debussy is a veritable feast, consisting of the most delicate and delectable dishes served...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 11/2022
Esther Birringer’s instincts for colour and nuance work well in Debussy’s music. Her approach to rhythm sometimes proves problematic. In...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2022
This is the first in what promises to be a series of Greek piano music from Cyprien Katsaris, and very...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 11/2022
Peter Jablonski is no stranger to Chopin’s Mazurkas, having recorded the Opp 6, 24, 50 and 68 groups for a...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2022
Pianist Daniel Tong first came to my attention in 2013 through his sensitive and cultured coupling of Schubert’s A major...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2022
Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike’s Alehouse Sessions have become something of a classical shibboleth – an after-hours musical secret that has...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 11/2022
‘Long before I could try them out with a continuo player I was fascinated by the variety of ideas in...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 11/2022
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Brodsky Quartet. Two original members remain from their early days as the...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 11/2022
Poul Ruders may be less regarded for his chamber than for his orchestral and operatic output, and this release offers...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 11/2022
Chilean poetry, Middle Eastern mythology, a new-age novel and Salvador Dalí are among the myriad of extramusical elements that have...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 11/2022
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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