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Igor Levit: Tristan

Of all Igor Levit’s concept-based albums, this strikes me as the most problematic. He builds it around two substantial items,...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: AW22

Augustin Hadelich: Recuerdos

Concept albums have become the new normal for today’s violin stars and at first glance ‘Recuerdos’ looks like an example...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: AW22

Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances

‘If you can’t dance it, you can’t play it’, writes Sarah Willis in the booklet note for this second instalment...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW22

Hollywood Soundstage

It was inevitable – and only appropriate – that John Wilson’s reborn Sinfonia of London should celebrate their prolific past...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22

VIVALDI 'Il Mondo Al Rovescio' - Concerti Con Molti Stromenti

Il mondo al rovescio – the world upside down. This was the original title of the Concerto in F that...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22

VIEUXTEMPS Fantasie in E Major 'La Sentimentale'

Well, now you’ve seen the name of the composer and quickly read the titles of the music, you are here...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

TORSTENSSON Lantern Lectures, Vols 1-4

Norrbotten NEO are a contemporary music ensemble based in Piteå in Sweden, founded in 2007. A septet of winds, piano...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW22

STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du printemps. Capriccio. Octuor

If The Rite is your priority then you will likely be disappointed. For a few spellbinding moments I was hooked,...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22

STRAVINSKY L'Oiseau de Feu. Apollon Musagète

Percussionist turned conductor Gustavo Gimeno takes over the reins at Madrid’s Teatro Real Opera in 2025. For now his recorded...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: AW22

RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4 (Anna Fedorova)

Up until recently I had not encountered Anna Fedorova’s playing. But following the Russian invasion of her homeland, her profile...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW22

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