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SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas, D959 & D960 (Dong Hyek Lim)

Dong Hyek Lim’s Schubert is pianistically proficient, if not consistently enlivening from a musical standpoint. In the A major opening...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2022

HAHN Poèmes & Valses (Pavel Kolesnikov)

Writing to one of his contemporary champions, the Venezuelan-born Frenchman Reynaldo Hahn admitted that he valued the other arts as...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 08/2022

GRIEG Lyric Pieces, Vol 1 (Peter Donohoe)

In this first of what will apparently be two volumes of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Peter Donohoe digs deep into this...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2022

DOWLAND 'Lessons' (Jonas Nordberg)

Jonas Nordberg writes in a brief booklet note of ‘the rich mix of melancholy, joy and beauty’ that is John...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 08/2022

Fondation Gautier Capuçon présente Kim Bernard: Chopin, Ravel, Debussy

French cellist Gautier Capuçon has established a foundation in his name with the goal of aiding young musicians early in...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2022

Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol 7

Louis Lortie’s Chopin odyssey continues with the judicious ordering of groups of mazurkas interspersed with some of the stand-alone solos....

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2022

JS BACH Suites for Solo Cello (Marina Tarasova)

This is not a recording for the faint-hearted. Anyone expecting soothing, bubble-bath arpeggiations from the Prelude of the First Suite...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2022

Lamenting Lullaby: English Oboe Quartets

Last October I reviewed a programme of British oboe quintets played by Nicholas Daniels and the Doric Quartet featuring works...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 08/2022

Cello Concertos From Northern Germany (Gulrim Cho)

Ensemble Diderot do it again, and this time cello lovers can rejoice. Four cello concertos by four composers – only...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2022

TANGUY 'In a Dream'

While ‘spectral minimalism’ may not accurately capture Éric Tanguy’s music (the composer himself has stated that he does not subscribe...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 08/2022

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