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JS BACH Consolatio (Cantatas)

Consolation is, of course, a prevalent conceit in Bach’s expressive armoury (as dictated by the cyclical requirements of the church...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2018

Stewart Goodyear: For Glenn Gould

Many years ago I was hired to perform Beethoven’s C minor Variations with the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company....

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018

Feico Deutekom: Feico Solo

The 17 short pieces on pianist Feico Deutekom’s new disc are made of tiny cells that evolve through subtle repetition...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2018

Pierce & Jonas: 20th Century Masterpieces

The vogue for piano duos that peaked in the mid-20th century resulted in a proliferation of concertos written for two...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018

WIDOR Organ Symphony No 7 (Tarrant)

Organist Jeremy David Tarrant rightly claims Charles-Marie Widor’s Seventh Symphony to be ‘the apex of symphonic writing for organ’, a...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018

REALE Chopin's Ghosts; Concerto 'Dies Irae'. Piano Sonatas Nos 7 & 8

Two new recordings of music by Paul Reale (b1943) on different labels confirm that the American composer deserves more attention....

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2018

Past Made Present: Music of Jessica Krash

The intersection of past and present – past made present, as the disc’s title states – is nowhere more tellingly...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2018

JS BACH Solo Cello Suites (Webber; Skoraczewski)

All cellists, whether on modern or period instruments, operate at the same disadvantage when playing Bach’s six Solo Cello Suites....

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 06/2018

Through the Lens of Time

As its title suggests, Francisco Fullana’s debut recording ‘Through the Lens of Time’ sees the talented Spanish violinist bring together...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 06/2018

The Munich Philharmonic at the Proms

If the indefatigable Valery Gergiev remains controversial for reasons as much political as musical, the Munich Philharmonic, which prospered artistically...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2018

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