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Review of BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Vol. 1

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Vol. 1

Strange it is that Beethoven’s most lauded movement, the first of Op 27 No 2, marked Adagio sostenuto at two...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 04/2012

Review of BACH Suites Françaises, Anglaises et Toccatas

BACH Suites Françaises, Anglaises et Toccatas

The French harpsichordist Blandine Rannou is a charismatic artist, a distinctive voice in a field crowded with technically immaculate but...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 04/2012

Review of The Philharmonics

The Philharmonics

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, they say, and the same might be said here. Only with difficulty does...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 04/2012

Review of Dedicated to Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen

Dedicated to Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen

The five Swedish composers represented on this disc range in age from Sven-David Sandström (b1942) to Mirjam Tally (b1976). None...

Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 04/2012

Review of TURNAGE A Constant Obsession

TURNAGE A Constant Obsession

Although his output has latterly been notable for large-scale orchestral and theatrical works, chamber music has never been absent from...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue:

Review of SHOSTAKOVICH Viola Sonata

SHOSTAKOVICH Viola Sonata

Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, his final composition, is surely one of the most significant works in the emergent solo viola repertory...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 04/2012

Review of RAVEL Piano Trio SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No 2

RAVEL Piano Trio SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No 2

The Trio Mondrian inhabits two very different worlds on this excellent disc. The piano trios by Ravel and Shostakovich, cast...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 04/2012

Review of HISCOCKS Chamber Music

HISCOCKS Chamber Music

Australian music has really come into its own over the past two decades, with Wendy Hiscocks (50 next year) playing...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 04/2012

Review of HAYES Violin Concerto

HAYES Violin Concerto

Five of these 10 tracks are for solo piano, two for solo violin and the other three for instrumental ensembles....

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue:

Review of FAURÉ Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2

FAURÉ Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2

Received ideas about Fauré’s two cello sonatas would have us regard them as characteristic of his old age when his...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 04/2012


 

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