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JS BACH Mass in B Minor (Pichon)

Expectations of a Mass in B minor from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon are considerable after a St Matthew Passion (4/22)...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 05/2025

JS BACH Easter Oratorio. Magnificat (McGegan)

There’s a good rattle and rumble to the opening of the Easter Oratorio on this new recording from the Berkeley-based...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2025

ARONSON Maybe Happy Ending

At a time when AI is all over the news and robotic ‘helpers’ are seen as both progressive and downright...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2025

ARNOLD Orchestral Works (Waldron)

Tucked away on this superbly planned disc sits a hidden gem, a tiny carol called This Christmas Night, finally receiving...

Reviewed by Geraint Lewis in issue: 05/2025

Ukraine: A Piano Portrait (Margaret Fingerhut)

Margaret Fingerhut has devoted much of her music-making towards supporting charitable causes in recent years, including a major 2019 recital...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2025

Jan Lisiecki: Preludes

In the booklet notes, the Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki states that part of his intent in devising a programme entirely...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 05/2025

George Xiaoyuan Fu: Colouring Book

Before discussing George Xiaoyuan Fu’s interpretations of Debussy’s Études, I wish to comment upon the striking 21st-century piano works he...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2025

Joseph Moog: Belle Epoque

Despite the title, ‘Belle Époque’, this collection of mostly rare miniatures extends well beyond the temporal boundaries of the era....

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 05/2025

RAVEL Complete Solo Piano Works (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s new Chandos Ravel cycle markedly differs from his 2003 MDG recordings of the composer’s complete solo piano works....

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2025

PITFIELD Piano Music (Duncan Honeybourne)

Has Thomas Pitfield’s time finally arrived? Having enjoyed modest composerly success in his very long life (1903 99), as well...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 05/2025

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