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Ensemble Nevermind took the title for their debut disc from Louis-Gabriel Guillemain’s 1743 collection of Sonates en quatuors ou conversations...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 06/2016

British Violin Sonatas

Reading Tasmin Little’s account of how the programme of this CD came into being, it is interesting to note that...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 06/2016

SCHUMANN Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2

The Trio Karénine were joint winners (with the Van Baerle Trio) of the 2013 ARD Competition in Munich. They formed...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2016

REICH Third Coast Percussion

Steve Reich’s music is often at its most effective when he writes for different combinations of percussion and/or piano, often...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 06/2016

REGER Music for Clarinet and Piano

‘Like Grandma’s oatmeal, Reger is good for you in some unspecified way but difficult to digest.’ Phil Salathé’s witty note...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2016

KOMITAS Miniatures

It’s easy to view Komitas’s life and music through the prism of tragedy. The Armenian musician and monk was one...

Reviewed by Hannah Nepil in issue: 06/2016

HANDEL Trio Sonatas for Two Violins and Basso Continuo

Having made enjoyable recordings of the Op 2 (c1731) and Op 5 (1739) collections of trio sonatas, it makes perfect...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2016

ELGAR; DEBUSSY; RESPIGHI Violin Sonatas

Is James Ehnes capable of making a sound that isn’t beautiful? If you’ve been following his career you’ll already have...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 06/2016

CHOPIN; FRANCHOMME Works for Cello and Piano

The two works Chopin wrote for cello and piano at either end of his career are here placed in reverse...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2016

SCHOENBERG. BERG. WEBERN Complete Works for String Quartet

Judging a book by its cover is rightly frowned upon, but you can sure tell a lot about a string...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 06/2016

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