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Review of HAYDN; MOZART Piano Sonatas (Jerome Hantaï)

HAYDN; MOZART Piano Sonatas (Jerome Hantaï)

It may be that Jérôme Hantaï is better known to the greater musical public as a distinguished viola da gamba...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2019

Review of HAYDN Piano Sonatas Vol 8 (Bavouzet)

HAYDN Piano Sonatas Vol 8 (Bavouzet)

Bavouzet is clearly a man of ‘intégral ity’. Having recorded to great acclaim the complete works of Debussy, he launched...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 08/2019

Review of COUPERIN Quatrième Livre de Pièces de Clavecin (Guillermo Brachetta)

COUPERIN Quatrième Livre de Pièces de Clavecin (Guillermo Brachetta)

The Argentinian, Dutch-trained harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta begins his journey through the four harpsichord books of François Couperin with Book 4,...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 08/2019

Review of BRAHMS Intermezzi. Rhapsodies (François Chaplin)

BRAHMS Intermezzi. Rhapsodies (François Chaplin)

Rarely does one come across a pianist with something genuinely fresh and perceptive to say in Brahms, and who manages...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2019

Review of ABRIL 6 Partitas (Hahn)

ABRIL 6 Partitas (Hahn)

Back in 2014 Hilary Hahn spoke warmly to Gramophone about the music of Antón García Abril (b1933), who had written...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 08/2019

Review of Ensemble Diderot: The London Album; The Paris Album

Ensemble Diderot: The London Album; The Paris Album

Ensemble Diderot have created a decent-sized discography already since their first release five years ago; the fact that director Johannes...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 08/2019

Review of Joo Yeon Sir: Chaconnes, Divertimento and Rhapsodies

Joo Yeon Sir: Chaconnes, Divertimento and Rhapsodies

Since Joo Yeon Sir’s debut album, ‘Suites and Fantasies’ (9/17), concluded with Igor Frolov’s concert fantasia on Porgy and Bess,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2019

Review of Hague String Trio: After the Darkness

Hague String Trio: After the Darkness

The title, ‘After the Darkness’, derives from Elie Wiesel’s harrowing account of his experiences during the Holocaust and four of...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 08/2019

Review of The 1690 Tuscan Stradivari

The 1690 Tuscan Stradivari

‘No more unique example of his unrivalled finish of work exists than the “Tuscan” violin, made in 1690. It stands...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2019

Review of VIVALDI 12 Concerti Opus 3 "L'estro armonico" (Armoniosa)

VIVALDI 12 Concerti Opus 3 "L'estro armonico" (Armoniosa)

For Vivaldi lovers, this double-disc set from the quintet Armoniosa is a must: with a total running time of 1h...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2019


 

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