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...
The centenary of the death of Camille Saint-Saëns passed by relatively unnoticed by broadcasters and concert promoters. As far as...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22
Josefine Opsahl’s music resides in the zone where genre borders break down. Her aesthetic has aspects in common with groups...
Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: AW22
Given the new-found urgency in the promotion of female composers, it would be unfortunate if those of earlier generations did...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: AW22
Alexei Lubimov was banned from leaving the Soviet Union in his youth after premiering Western avant-garde music – of which...
Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: AW22
Following his acclaimed recordings of Thalberg, Chaminade and Alkan (he aims to record the complete works of the latter two...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22
The ninth and final volume of Martin Roscoe’s Beethoven sonata cycle for Deux-Elles matches the distinction of its predecessors. Although...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW22
In his public statements, and perhaps a bit more temperately in his actual performances, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani has declared independence...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: AW22
Bach’s Cello Suites, or movements from them, have luxuriated in versions for harpsichordists, gambists, guitarists, viola players and latterly for...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: AW22
Last year’s album of Rachmaninov and Barber sonatas from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason (‘Muse’ – 11/21) included a selection of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22
The young Dutch violinist Niek Baar’s name was a new one to me when this debut album landed on my...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
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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