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BEETHOVEN A Chronological Odyssey (Cyprien Katsaris)

A column in the March 2020 issue of Gramophone’s stable companion International Piano quoted a whopping 709 different recordings already...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2020

Ismo Eskelinen: Kromos

A kind of study for his 2013 guitar concerto Transit, Kromos is Sebastian Fagerlund’s way of exploring his own and...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 07/2020

The Beethoven Connection (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has chosen a particularly happy way to celebrate Beethoven this year. Rather than more Beethoven, of which Bavouzet...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2020

Grigory Sokolov: Beethoven, Brahms & Mozart

Sometimes I think I’ve been unlucky with my experiences of Sokolov, so mixed have my impressions been from both live...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 07/2020

SCRIABIN Mazurkas (Peter Jablonski)

To an already robust discography, Peter Jablonski adds a disc encompassing most of Scriabin’s Mazurkas. They span the composer’s life...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2020

SCHUBERT Lebensstürme. Music for Piano Four-Hands (Duo Pleyel)

Schubert’s piano duets on period instruments are still – perhaps surprisingly – relatively thin on the ground, so it’s good...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 07/2020

MOZART Piano Sonatas, Vol 3 (Peter Donohoe)

While certain pianists approach Mozart sonatas in the manner of visual artists who favour pastels and subtle hues, Peter Donohoe...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 07/2020

GODOWSKY 53 Studies on the Chopin Études, Vol 1 (Konstantin Scherbakov)

The finishing tape of Konstantin Scherbakov’s Godowsky marathon is in sight. His project to record the complete works began back...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2020

FAURÉ Vol 2 'In paradisum' (Louis Lortie)

The second volume of Louis Lortie’s series of Fauré recitals offers the kind of solace that repays repeated hearings, with...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 07/2020

CHOPIN Etudes (Sonya Bach)

Chopin may have brought the étude out of the practice room and into the salon but for some performers there’s...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 07/2020

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