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JS BACH Cantatas and Arias for Bass (Dominik Wörner)

The billing looked promising. Dominik Wörner is a seasoned Bach specialist and Alfredo Bernardini’s Zefiro are among the most spirited...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: AW2019

Janina Fialkowska: Les sons et les parfums...

Not since her 1998 album ‘La Jongleuse’ (CBC) have we had the pleasure of hearing Janina Fialkowska in a mixed-repertoire...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW2019

Love? Homage to Clara Schumann (Yaara Tal)

For lovers of the obscure and arcane, this programme could hardly be bettered. Who has ever heard of Julie von...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW2019

Andrew Tyson: Landscapes

The headstrong temperament characterising Andrew Tyson’s previous two albums (3/15, 6/17) reaches affettuoso heights throughout his latest release. He can’t...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW2019

Thomas Trotter: From Palaces to Pleasure Gardens

Think 18th-century organ music and the chances are you think Bach, Buxtehude and a host of other north Germanic composers...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: AW2019

William Murdoch: The complete Columbia solo electrical recordings

William Murdoch’s name does not readily come up in discussions about great pianists active in the 20th century’s first half,...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW2019

PROKOFIEV Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet (Dzmitry Ulasiuk)

Dzmitry Ulasiuk is young pianist based in Forth Worth, Texas, with numerous competition prizes to his credit, and, more importantly,...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW2019

MOZART Piano Sonatas (David Fung)

In this first instalment of a complete cycle of Mozart’s piano sonatas, the Australian pianist David Fung seems to believe...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW2019

MONIUSZKO Opera songs for piano (Cyprien Katsaris)

Moniuszko? ‘Opera Songs for Piano’? Really? And then a dim light flickers, a quick google confirms – and, yes, there...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW2019

LISZT Études d'exécution transcendante (Sheng Cai)

The Canadian pianist Sheng Cai studied at the Shanghai Conservatory in his native China before settling with his parents in...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW2019

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