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STRAVINSKY Chamber Works

Ideas about neoclassicism have kept pace with perspectives on Classical art. Where Dumbarton Oaks once shared the dry ‘objectivity’ of...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 12/2024

NAFTEL Orchestral, Chamber and Instrumental Works

Frederick Paul Naftel (b1956) came to music aged 14, and developed an interest in composition at Manchester University, from which...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2024

HOWELLS; WOOD String Quartets

It was a happy idea to couple teacher and pupil in these first releases of the Sixth String Quartet by...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2024

CRAS; FERROUD; SOULAGE 'Invisibles'

You know you’re in unfamiliar territory when a recording’s most familiar landmark is the 1901 Cello Sonata by Jean Cras...

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 12/2024

CHAUSSON Concert VIERNE Piano Quintet

‘I will make something powerful, grandiose and strong, which will stir in the heart of hearts of fathers the deepest...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 12/2024

BRUCKNER; KLOSE String Quartets (Quatuor Diotima)

Bruckner composed his only string quartet in 1862 while studying form and orchestration with Otto Kitzler. A well-crafted work in...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 12/2024

Ehnes & Armstrong play Brahms & Schumann

I’ve been eagerly waiting for James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong to record the three Brahms violin sonatas. They’ve already recorded...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2024

TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations (Edgar Moreau)

Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations gets top billing here but the real prize is a thrillingly passionate performance of Chopin’s late Cello...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 12/2024

Lucie Horsch: The Frans Brüggen Project

‘The Frans Brüggen Project’ is a celebration of a significant part of the legacy of the late Dutch conductor and...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 12/2024

Ksenija Sidorova: Crossroads

Following a previous pair of recordings, Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova undeniably hit her stride in the anthology ‘Piazzolla Reflections’ (3/21)...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2024

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