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Jonathan Swensen: Fantasia - Works For Solo Cello

This Champs Hill recital disc is a piece of the prize package for the Windsor Festival International String Competition, which...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW22

Lang Lang: The Disney Book

Once upon a time in a distant land many years ago, a small boy was given a piano by his...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

SCHUMANN Carnaval. Fantasie. Mondnacht (Emile Naoumoff)

It was once common for pianists to couple Schumann’s Carnaval and C major Fantasie on disc – Abbey Simon, Robert...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW22

SAINT-SAËNS Transcriptions (Cyprien Katsaris)

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 Opshal: Atrium

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

LUTYENS Piano Music, Vol 2 (Martin Jones)

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

CAGE Four Walls (Alexei Lubimov)

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

BLUMENFELD 24 Preludes Op 17 (Mark Viner)

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

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas, Vol 9 (Martin Roscoe)

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

JS BACH Italian Concerto. French Overture (Mahan Esfahani)

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

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