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CRUSELL Clarinet Quartets Opp2, 4 & 7

The concertos of the Finnish-Swedish clarinettist Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775 1838) come around fairly often; less so his chamber works....

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 09/2017

BRAHMS String Sextets

Hot on the heels of the superb Erato recording with the Capuçon brothers et al comes this energetic account of...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 09/2017

BEETHOVEN Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin Vol 3

‘Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin’ declares the cover of this latest release in Ian Watson and Susanna Ogata’s cycle of...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 09/2017

BARTÓK Complete String Quartets

This is a major release. Last year I heard The Heath Quartet play Bartók’s Third Quartet in concert, and was...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 09/2017

Classically Reminded

There’s a fine tradition of JS Bach-inspired jazz piano, from Hazel Scott and John Lewis to Jacques Loussier and Dave...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 09/2017

JS BACH Musical Offering

We’ll never know for sure why Bach’s Musical Offering, a collection of short pieces all composed to a theme improvised...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 09/2017

Felicidade

Self-described as a classical guitarist who ‘mostly prefers to play Latin American tunes’, multiple Latin Grammy nominee Berta Rojas puts...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 09/2017

Eternal Life: Sacred Songs and Arias

There can never be a doubt that Amy Pfrimmer feels what she is singing. The American soprano brings a deep...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017

Cartography

Cellist Mariel Roberts plays four pieces written for her, beginning with an assault on Schubert and ending with a tribute...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 09/2017

YSAŸE Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (Sharon Park)

What an act of largesse Eugène Ysaÿe bestowed upon music when he composed his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017

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