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Pierce & Jonas: 20th Century Masterpieces

The vogue for piano duos that peaked in the mid-20th century resulted in a proliferation of concertos written for two...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018

WIDOR Organ Symphony No 7 (Tarrant)

Organist Jeremy David Tarrant rightly claims Charles-Marie Widor’s Seventh Symphony to be ‘the apex of symphonic writing for organ’, a...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2018

REALE Chopin's Ghosts; Concerto 'Dies Irae'. Piano Sonatas Nos 7 & 8

Two new recordings of music by Paul Reale (b1943) on different labels confirm that the American composer deserves more attention....

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 06/2018

Past Made Present: Music of Jessica Krash

The intersection of past and present – past made present, as the disc’s title states – is nowhere more tellingly...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2018

JS BACH Solo Cello Suites (Webber; Skoraczewski)

All cellists, whether on modern or period instruments, operate at the same disadvantage when playing Bach’s six Solo Cello Suites....

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 06/2018

Through the Lens of Time

As its title suggests, Francisco Fullana’s debut recording ‘Through the Lens of Time’ sees the talented Spanish violinist bring together...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 06/2018

The Munich Philharmonic at the Proms

If the indefatigable Valery Gergiev remains controversial for reasons as much political as musical, the Munich Philharmonic, which prospered artistically...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2018

Before Mozart: Early Horn Concertos

‘WA Mozart may have written the greatest works for horn and orchestra but this should not lead us to define...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 06/2018

WIDMANN Viola Concerto (Tamestit)

Still in his mid-forties, Jörg Widmann has a sizeable discography as a composer, clarinettist and now conductor. This latest release...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 06/2018

WALTON Viola Concerto (Ehnes)

It’s not just critics who get things wrong. Even great soloists have occasionally rejected concertos before changing their minds. Nikolay...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2018

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