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Review of JS BACH 'A Life in Music Vol 1'

JS BACH 'A Life in Music Vol 1'

I hail the advent of a new miniseries from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants, having already found their previous...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 06/2024

Review of Melody Lin: Virtuoso Harpsichord Music

Melody Lin: Virtuoso Harpsichord Music

This is a debut release for harpsichordist Melody Lin, showcasing her impressive finger dexterity in a selection of the instrument’s...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2024

Review of Yuja Wang: The Vienna Recital

Yuja Wang: The Vienna Recital

At first, the programme for this recital might seem haphazard, with two excerpts from Iberia separated by Scriabin and Kapustin...

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024

Review of Piers Lane: Russian Variations

Piers Lane: Russian Variations

Here, on the face of it, is an enticing quartet of works that have in common Russian composers and/or Russian...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024

Review of REGER 'Lieder von Johannes Brahms' (Rudolf Buchbinder)

REGER 'Lieder von Johannes Brahms' (Rudolf Buchbinder)

In 1904 the firm of Simrock approached Max Reger with the offer of an exclusive contract. Reger was clearly flattered...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 06/2024

Review of MUFFAT Componimenti musicali per il cembalo (Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya)

MUFFAT Componimenti musicali per il cembalo (Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya)

Gottlieb Muffat was Georg Muffat’s son, lesser known today than his father but a formidable musician and composer in his...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 06/2024

Review of Yundi: Mozart - The Sonata Project

Yundi: Mozart - The Sonata Project

Here’s a pianist who once had all the hallmarks of a Chinese piano superstar: early success at a major competition...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2024

Review of LISZT B-Minor Sonata. Petrarch Sonnets. Valse oubliee no 2 (Nelson Goerner)

LISZT B-Minor Sonata. Petrarch Sonnets. Valse oubliee no 2 (Nelson Goerner)

There are some albums submitted for review where just the mention of the pianist’s name guarantees a rewarding and insightful...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2024

Review of GRIEG Holberg Suite. Ballade. Lyric Pieces (Andrey Gugnin)

GRIEG Holberg Suite. Ballade. Lyric Pieces (Andrey Gugnin)

For his fourth Hyperion album, Andrey Gugnin moves from Scriabin, Godowskian associates and Shostakovich to Grieg, where his stylistic and...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 06/2024

Review of DEBUSSY; KOMITAS 'Music in Time of War'

DEBUSSY; KOMITAS 'Music in Time of War'

This recording originated in Kirill Gerstein’s pandemic study of Debussy’s Études, but it’s also grounded in his recognition that we...

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 06/2024


 

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