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DEBUSSY Préludes. Children's Corner (Jumppanen)

This fascinating new two-disc set of Debussy, superbly recorded by Ondine, presents the bona fides of the Finnish pianist Paavali...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 02/2018

Sabine Weyer: Bach to the Future

Don’t believe this recital’s ‘Bach to the Future’ title, for Sabine Weyer’s full-throated and colourful pianism is decidedly ‘old school’....

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2018

JS BACH Italian Concerto. Partita No 2

Simone Leitão’s pianistically orientated Bach interpretations may not be the last word in stylish rectitude, yet they’re inherently musical. Note...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2018

JS BACH Sonatas and Partitas (Midori; Begelman)

How to get close to the authentic Bach has been both Midori and Begelman’s starting point for tackling this much...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 02/2018

Victor de Sabata: Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca

Rarely in the history of the gramophone can so eclectic a mix of works have been recorded to such thrilling...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 02/2018

SHOSTAKOVICH; WIENIAWSKI Violin Concertos

A Polish concerto performed by a Polish soloist and a Polish orchestra … though not quite on the same disc....

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2018

VIVALDI The Concertos for Recorder

Given that any new recording of Vivaldi’s six recorder concertos inevitably prompts the question ‘Why?’, this new offering from the...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 02/2018

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto. Rococo Variations

‘The violin is no longer played: it is tugged about, torn, beaten black and blue.’ Eduard Hanslick’s verdict on the...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2018

STRAVINSKY Chant Funèbre. The Rite of Spring (Chailly)

It’s only 10 and a half minutes long, but Stravinsky’s Funeral Song shares top billing on this new Decca disc...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 02/2018

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring (Rattle)

The long-term nature of the relationship between Rattle and the LSO had not been formalised when this concert was broadcast...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 02/2018

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