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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 6, Pathétique (Bernard)

In contrast to the rather rough-and-tumble Beethoven Ninth Symphony recorded by David Bernard and the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony that...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2018

SZYMANOWSKI In the Mists: Songs

The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) is celebrated for his opera King Roger, four symphonies, two violin concertos and choral...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 03/2018

HO The Shaman. Arctic Symphony

Vincent Ho (b1975) is a native of Ottawa, though of Chinese heritage. During 2007 14 he was Composer-in-Residence with the...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2018

TREDICI Child Alice

Alice isn’t the only one who finds herself immersed in enchanting and wild escapades in David Del Tredici’s Child Alice....

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 03/2018

CROZIER Symphony No 1. Ballade

Daniel Crozier (b1965) has composed three one-act operas – the most recent, With Blood, With Ink (1993), issued by Albany...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2018

FRANCK; POULENC; STROHL; TOMBELLE Cello Sonatas

There’s a nice feel of continuity and development to this two-disc celebration of the 19th-century French cello school from the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 03/2018

JS BACH Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord BWV1014-1019 (Faust)

Confession time: I first encountered Bach’s sonatas for violin and keyboard when I heard Yehudi Menuhin soaring deliciously above the...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 03/2018

MARTINŮ Madrigals

This is a delight. Martinů’s chamber choral music is hardly well known even among specialists, so this beautifully performed anthology...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 03/2018

HO The Shaman. Arctic Symphony

Vincent Ho (b1975) is a native of Ottawa, though of Chinese heritage. During 2007 14 he was Composer-in-Residence with the...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2018

TREDICI Child Alice

Alice isn’t the only one who finds herself immersed in enchanting and wild escapades in David Del Tredici’s Child Alice....

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 03/2018

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