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This has been a fascinating experience. I chose to come to this music – exhumed as it is from nearly...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/2021
The Romanian pianist and composer Victor Nicoara was born and educated in Bucharest, later studied at the Royal College of...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW21
Do you remember your first impression of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra? If it was anything like mine, it will have...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW21
This new album by the Tucson-based Borderlands Ensemble represents the efforts of horn player Johanna Lundy, five gifted string players,...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: AW21
The neurological condition of synaesthesia profoundly informs Scott Wollschleger’s piano-writing. Yet it’s not necessary to know that in order to...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW21
Cedille’s newest Leo Sowerby collection features first recordings of the two symphonic jazz works Paul Whiteman commissioned in the mid-1920s...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: AW21
I was quite taken with Brian Field’s concise, rhythmic First String Quartet two years ago (11/19; he completed an even...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW21
Having proved himself an engaging Mozartian with his previous release (a collection of arias and overtures with Elizabeth Watts and...
Reviewed by Thomas May in issue: AW21
This is a stonkingly good album. It makes me wonder: what exactly are these enviously intelligent, inventive and generous musicians...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: AW21
Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917) is a hugely important figure in the history of Greek music. He was born in Corfu, and...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: AW21
Launching a high-end CD player may seem like a brave endeavour in what is increasingly...
'The forensic study of Monteverdi’s madrigals bears ripe fruit from four decades of philological...
Jed Distler delves into a massive collection focusing on the conductor’s later discography
Richard Whitehouse on a collection taking in the London Sinfonietta’s 1970s recordings
'A veritable treasure trove for enthusiasts'
Rob Cowan on three collections of vintage recorded performances
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