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Classically Reminded

There’s a fine tradition of JS Bach-inspired jazz piano, from Hazel Scott and John Lewis to Jacques Loussier and Dave...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 09/2017

JS BACH Musical Offering

We’ll never know for sure why Bach’s Musical Offering, a collection of short pieces all composed to a theme improvised...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 09/2017

Felicidade

Self-described as a classical guitarist who ‘mostly prefers to play Latin American tunes’, multiple Latin Grammy nominee Berta Rojas puts...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 09/2017

Eternal Life: Sacred Songs and Arias

There can never be a doubt that Amy Pfrimmer feels what she is singing. The American soprano brings a deep...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017

Cartography

Cellist Mariel Roberts plays four pieces written for her, beginning with an assault on Schubert and ending with a tribute...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 09/2017

YSAŸE Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (Sharon Park)

What an act of largesse Eugène Ysaÿe bestowed upon music when he composed his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017

HARTKE The Ascent of the Equestrian in a Balloon

Stephen Hartke (b1952) is well known on both sides of the Atlantic, not least due to his wide discography and...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 09/2017

HARBERG; WOLPERT Viola Concertos

Viola player Brett Deubner has had over 30 concertos written for him, several – as with the pair recorded here...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 09/2017

BRAHMS Cello Sonatas

These are consistently deliberate interpretations of Brahms’s two cello sonatas, not only in terms of tempo but in their overall...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 09/2017

BERNSTEIN Complete Solo Piano Works

The race to celebrate the 2018 centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth is on. Performances and symposiums will abound, as will...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 09/2017

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