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Review of BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 5 & 0 (Boris Giltburg)

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 5 & 0 (Boris Giltburg)

I first heard Boris Giltburg shortly after his victory in 2013 at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, when Marin Alsop, who...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 05/2022

Review of ARNOLD; GIPPS; SCHÖNBERGER Horn Concertos (Ben Goldscheider)

ARNOLD; GIPPS; SCHÖNBERGER Horn Concertos (Ben Goldscheider)

The horn concertos by Malcolm Arnold (No 2, 1956) and Ruth Gipps (1969) have appeared on disc before, in scintillating...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 05/2022

Review of Norma Fisher at the BBC Vol 3

Norma Fisher at the BBC Vol 3

Michelle Assay was full of enthusiasm for the first two volumes of Norma Fisher’s BBC broadcasts. Here’s a musician who...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2022

Review of ZANDONAI Francesca da Rimini (Rizzi)

ZANDONAI Francesca da Rimini (Rizzi)

‘What we’re really watching is a gathering of the damned’, writes Christof Loy in a note for his extraordinary Berlin...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 05/2022

Review of VAUGHAN WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge & other songs (Nicky Spence)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge & other songs (Nicky Spence)

Nicky Spence and colleagues serve up a nourishing feast of Vaughan Williams’s vocal music, culminating in a performance of On...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2022

Review of NESBIT Sacred Choral Music

NESBIT Sacred Choral Music

Never having knowingly heard any of Edward Nesbit’s work before, I had no idea what to expect of his choral...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 05/2022

Review of JÓHANNSSON Drone Mass

JÓHANNSSON Drone Mass

Since Jóhann Jóhannsson’s death in 2018 at the age of only 48, his label DG has done much to promote...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 05/2022

Review of R CLARKE 'Sempiternam'

R CLARKE 'Sempiternam'

This release collects 30 years’ worth of choral music by one of Ireland’s most cherished composers and teachers. It is...

Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 05/2022

Review of SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas D664, 769a & 894 (Stephen Hough)

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas D664, 769a & 894 (Stephen Hough)

To use Stephen Hough’s own words from his previous Schubert recording for Hyperion (6/99), the ‘communion of hearts’ between the...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 05/2022

Review of HANDEL Winged Hands: The Eight Great Suites & Overtures (Francesco Corti)

HANDEL Winged Hands: The Eight Great Suites & Overtures (Francesco Corti)

Francesco Corti’s discography as a solo harpsichordist is not long, essentially consisting of two Bach releases – the Partitas some...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2022

 

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