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PETTERSSON Concerto for Violin and String Quartet

Allan Pettersson’s reputation rests still, mostly, on his sequence of large-scale, immensely powerful symphonies. His songs – particularly the 24...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW23

KORNGOLD String Quartet No 1. Piano Quintet. Music For Violin, Cello & Piano

If I wanted to give a novice a first taste of Korngold’s chamber music, I’d play them the opening of...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW23

HUMMEL Piano Quintets

Full disclosure. These are two of my favourite chamber works, even if the Piano Quintet in D minor, Op 74,...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW23

ENESCU; MENDELSSOHN String Octets

Enescu wasn’t sure that his massive String Octet of 1900 was a chamber work at all. He was happy for...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW23

DVOŘÁK The Complete Piano Trios

As with Shostakovich and his string quartets, there are no really early Dvořák piano trios. The First Trio in B...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: AW23

CATOIRE String Quartet Op 23. Piano Quintet Op 28

The discography of the Russian Georgy Catoire (Katuar, if we wanted to re-Russify him) is still disappointingly meagre, but at...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW23

BRAHMS The Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin

The booklet for this recording describes Johannes Leertouwer as ‘a violinist, conductor, researcher and pedagogue’, and Julian Reynolds as ‘a...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: AW23

French Cello Sonatas, Vol 2 (Marina Tarasova)

Stephen Sensbach documented the abundant literature of French cello sonatas in a comprehensive study (Lilliput Press: 2001), invaluable for cellists...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: AW23

BEETHOVEN Complete Chamber Music with Flute

The keyword here, perhaps, is ‘complete’. Beethoven’s ‘Complete Chamber Music with Flute’ is predominantly early, some is of dubious provenance...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: AW23

JS BACH Six Trio Sonatas, after BWV525-530

This is, quite simply, a delightful recording. Robert King, who plays harpsichord and chamber organ throughout, has ‘repurposed’ JS Bach’s...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: AW23

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