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Review of JS BACH Keyboard works (Rinaldo Alessandrini)

JS BACH Keyboard works (Rinaldo Alessandrini)

This is Rinaldo Alessandrini’s third solo harpsichord album, following the mixed-genre ‘Alla maniera italiana’ (5/00) and a disc of preludes...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2021

Review of Linus Roth: Virtuoso Dances

Linus Roth: Virtuoso Dances

The lockdown world has compelled musicians to come up with projects aimed for spiritual uplift. That’s precisely the premise behind...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2021

Review of Nordic Rhapsody

Nordic Rhapsody

Artistry of a high order from this gifted young Swedish virtuoso, and further proof that his dazzling debut album pairing...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2021

Review of I Got Rhythm (Julian Bliss Septet)

I Got Rhythm (Julian Bliss Septet)

George Gershwin as seen through the eyes of Benny Goodman is vividly captured on this impressive recording of arrangements by...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 05/2021

Review of Hallgató

Hallgató

It’s no exaggeration to say ‘Hallgató’ turns the outsider experience inside-out, creating an alt-alterity by deftly bringing together Hungarian, Jewish,...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 05/2021

Review of Adam Walker: French Works For Flute

Adam Walker: French Works For Flute

In 2013 Ivan March wrote enthusiastically of ‘Vocalise’, the young LSO principal flautist Adam Walker’s debut recital disc accompanied by...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 05/2021

Review of Belle Époque: French Music for Wind (Orsino Ensemble)

Belle Époque: French Music for Wind (Orsino Ensemble)

Founded in 2018 by Adam Walker to explore the chamber repertory for wind instruments, the Orsino Ensemble are joined for...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 05/2021

Review of MOZART Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions (completed Timothy Jones)

MOZART Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions (completed Timothy Jones)

Completed fragments are curious things. Are they there to render playable music that would otherwise be lost to us? If...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2021

Review of MENDELSSOHN; MONTGEROULT; VIOTTI; WEBER Violin Sonatas (Sophie Rosa)

MENDELSSOHN; MONTGEROULT; VIOTTI; WEBER Violin Sonatas (Sophie Rosa)

How clever to pair sonatas by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) and Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836). Renowned virtuosos and pedagogues as...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 05/2021

Review of LANGGAARD Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol 3

LANGGAARD Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol 3

Here ends Dacapo’s three-disc survey of Rued Langgaard’s complete works for violin and piano, led by two of the composer’s...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 05/2021


 

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