Online classical concerts & events to enjoy this month (January 2025)
Peter Quantrill explores a range of documentaries and concerts from Sir Antonio Pappano, Daniel...
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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
RANDS Vincent
Bernard Rands may be one of the most patient operatic composers of all time. From initial idea to first production,...
Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2017
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Review - Christoph von Dohnányi in Cleveland
Jed Distler hails a desirable box-set documenting the maestro’s 18-year tenure in Ohio
Review - Eloquence’s Piano Library
Jeremy Nicholas browses through two collections of keyboard treasures
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Speakers with onboard amplification make plenty of sense if you want high performance without all...
Review - Sergei Rachmaninoff: In His Own Words (Edited by Geoffrey Norris)
‘This is an altogether absorbing volume, as valuable and enlightening as it is original and...
Review - Audiolab 9000N: ‘A major achievement on many levels’
This flagship player eschews the technology of the company’s other models for a clean sheet...
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