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JS BACH Concertos for 1, 2 & 3 Violins

The perennial trio of Bach’s only extant violin concertos is given about as authoritative and confident a set of readings...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 05/2013

Canto oscuro

Anna Gourari aims to cultivate a dark and mystical persona with her ECM debut, judging from the cover art, the...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2013

Scarlatti Illuminated

Joseph Moog (who I last heard on disc in Rachmaninov and Anton Rubinstein) offers a selection from Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 05/2013

Pour passer la Melancholie

‘…pour passer la mélancolie’ is harpsichordist Andreas Staier’s engaging survey of a complicated collection of affects and gestures that seem...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 05/2013

Myra Hess: The Complete Solo and Concerto Studio Recordings

How to discuss playing of a unique calibre in a short review? So much of this five-disc tribute to Myra...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 05/2013

Gershwin & Bernstein Improvised

The talented titulaire of the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester is as much at home on the organ as he is...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2013

R STEVENSON Piano Music

This latest issue follows up Murray McLachlan’s recording of Ronald Stevenson’s most celebrated work, his monumental Passacaglia on DSCH, which...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 05/2013

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas Nos 20 & 21. 6 Moments Musicaux D780

‘Who will buy my sweet red roses, who will buy?’ OK, so we’re not talking floristry here but piano sonatas,...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2013

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas Nos 16 & 31

‘Never sing louder than lovely’ was Dame Isobel Baillie’s advice to singers. Someone must have said much the same thing...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2013

RAFF Piano Works Vol 3

Joachim Raff’s journey from humble beginnings to a sky-high reputation was followed by decline and fall. Today, most of his...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 03/2013

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