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BOCCHERINI 'Music of the Angels' (Steven Isserlis)

Gregor Piatigorsky thought that Luigi Boccherini must have been the greatest cellist who ever lived, and Steven Isserlis (who cites...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 12/2024

BARTÓK; RÓZSA Violin Concertos (Roman Simovic)

After a childhood full of celluloid Miklós Rózsa it is good to be reminded of how the concert hall freed...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 12/2024

BARTÓK Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 (Tzimon Barto)

Many recordings of Bartók’s First Piano Concerto understandably spotlight the intricate percussion-writing alongside the solo piano, even though the composer...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2024

Nemanja Radulovic: JS Bach

Nemanja Radulović is a captivating soloist, and his razor-sharp opening to the final movement of the Concerto in D minor,...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 12/2024

JS BACH Goldberg Variations arranged for String Orchestra

‘Aria with diverse variations for a harpsichord with two manuals composed for music lovers to refresh their spirits’ was the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 12/2024

BRAHMS Cello Sonatas (Alisa Weilerstein)

Now this is my kind of Brahms playing: open-hearted, elastic and generously phrased. Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan take the...

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

Trace of Time

This new recording from the Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players string quartet, which has commissioned over 50 works for a variety...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 12/2024

Ethel String Quartet: Persist

The string quartet Ethel have been gleefully persistent in advocating for new music. Their repertoire includes hundreds of new works,...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 12/2024

LEVERING OceanRiverLake

This compilation presents an attractive overview of the scope of Arthur Levering’s creative interests over the past decade and a...

Reviewed by Thomas May in issue: 12/2024

IVES 'The Eye is the First Circle'

In 2021 Simone Dinnerstein created a multimedia event commissioned by PEAK Performances at Montclair State University entitled The Eye is...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2024

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