Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
‘A Drumming for this decade – and probably a few to come’ was my reaction to the Colin Currie Group’s...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 11/2018
A pair of quintets composed for inspirational players, both of whom were pioneers of the nascent clarinet and its technique....
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 11/2018
The past couple of years have seen the appearance of Alina Ibragimova’s cycle of all Mozart’s music for violin and...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 11/2018
This recording should come with a warning not to read the booklet notes until after listening to the CD. Look...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 11/2018
‘Though free to think and act, we are held together like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable’, we...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 11/2018
‘History is cruel, and the history of music is no exception’, begin the notes to this latest top-drawer offering from...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 11/2018
This year marks the centenary of Estonia’s independence; yet, while plenty of attention has already been bestowed on the nation’s...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 11/2018
Described as ‘testamentary’ on its back cover, the latest release in Harmonia Mundi’s Debussy anniversary series is perhaps more an...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 11/2018
It might seem perverse to begin a chamber review by discussing the piano, especially when the violinist Lorenzo Gatto is...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 11/2018
Wonderfully, we’ve reached a point where Bartók’s six string quartets are as much a calling card for an emerging quartet...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 11/2018
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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