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Roman Mints: Dance of Shadows

Roman Mints declares in the booklet-note that ‘we have reached a point where new recordings of mainstream repertoire are basically...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 08/2014

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

It is now an embarrassing number of years since ‘the Leeds’ produced a winner of the calibre of Federico Colli....

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014

YSAŸE Sonatas for Solo Violin

The six Solo Violin Sonatas of Eugène Ysaÿe were written for the six great violin virtuosos of his day: Szigeti,...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 08/2014

TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons. Six morceaux

After a long fallow period, the competition arena has at last produced pianists of the calibre of Pavel Kolesnikov and...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014

BUSONI Sonatina seconda SCRIABIN 2 Dances. 5 Preludes

What to choose for your debut album? Do you play music that is, quite simply, close to your heart, or...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014

RAVEL Ma Mère l'Oye. Gaspard de la Nuit

Vanessa Wagner’s inclusion of the solo version of Ma Mère l’Oye is a nice touch which sets this Ravel recital...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2014

RACHMANINOV Piano Sonatas

The more I hear of Xiayin (pronouncd ‘Sha een’) Wang, the more I think Chandos has landed an exceptional artist....

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2014

MENDELSSOHN Songs Without Words, complete

Though rarely heard in concert these days – more’s the pity – Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words have delighted generations of...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2014

JANÁČEK Complete Works for Piano

This invaluable two-CD album of Janáček’s complete piano music includes a short and personal essay by Martino Tirimo. There he...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 08/2014

CLEMENTI Piano Sonatas

Although Muzio Clementi’s prolific sonata output rarely figures in the concert hall, it has certainly proliferated on CD over the...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2014

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