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BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 5

When Lars Vogt’s recordings of Beethoven’s First and Second Piano Concertos with Simon Rattle and the CBSO were released in...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 06/2017

Concerti III

For the third instalment in their ‘Concerti’ series, the GrauSchumacher Piano Duo bring together three works, the first two written...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 06/2017

Maximum Reger

Many years ago my friend and Gramophone colleague Andrew Achenbach suggested a ploy for tracking me down should I ever...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 06/2017

SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater. Symphony No 3

This is an outstanding recording, by an all-Polish team, of three of Szymanowski’s most sumptuously beautiful works. The two completed...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 06/2017

SKEMPTON The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Only the Sound Remains

Time was when Howard Skempton was considered primarily as a master of the miniature, notably those for piano and accordion....

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 06/2017

LISZT/TAUSIG Eine Faust-Symphonie

The hotbed of creativity that surrounded Liszt in Weimar between 1848 and 1861 is difficult to imagine today. Embarking on...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2017

RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé

Diaghilev’s initial reaction to Daphnis et Chloé, documented in Jean-François Monnard’s excellent booklet-note, was ‘Ravel, it is a masterpiece, but...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2017

Unbound

The Jasper Quartet select seven pieces written since 2005 for their third Sono Luminus CD. Five begin with a pulse...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 06/2017

Thrive on Routine

The newest recording from ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) contains a bounty of appealing recent works. Four are by ensemble...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2017

Black Mountain Songs

The Brooklyn Youth Chorus introduced ‘Black Mountain Songs’ during the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival in 2014. Along...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2017

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