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CHOPIN Preludes Op 28. Piano Sonata No 2

Julien Brocal’s recordings of Chopin’s Op 28 Preludes and Op 35 Sonata reveal a sensitive and talented pianist before us,...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2017

LISZT-BEETHOVEN Symphony No 3

While Liszt’s solo piano arrangements of Beethoven’s symphonies frequently and impressively conjure up orchestral grandeur, the piano-writing is idiomatic and...

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JS BACH Das wohltemperirte Clavier

This project has clearly been a labour of love for Robert Costin, and one admires his consistently excellent playing. Any...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 04/2017

Tides of Life

This album reflects a tour undertaken by Thomas Hampson and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, for which several new string-orchestra arrangements of...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 04/2017

Orpheus’ Noble Strings

A day in the life of Orpheus – lutenist, lover and plaything of the gods – is the elegant conceit...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2017

Theatre Of The Ayre: The Masque of Moments

The brainchild of lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, ‘The Masque of Moments’ draws together songs, dances and ensembles from Campion, Johnson, Lawes...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2017

Beneath the Northern Star. The Binchois Consort : Music for the 100 Years War

Along with the Hilliard Ensemble and Gothic Voices, The Orlando and The Binchois Consorts have devoted a substantial proportion of...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 04/2017

WOLF Complete Songs Vol 9

The newest volume of Stone Records’ complete Wolf series mixes young and old, early and late. Into the second category...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 04/2017

DE WERT Scared Motets

The Flemish-born composer Giaches de Wert (1535 96), famous for being Monteverdi’s predecessor at Mantua, is perhaps best remembered today...

Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 04/2017

SULLIVAN Songs

Sullivan’s songs, like so much of his music away from his collaboration with Gilbert, have largely vanished into obscurity, so...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 04/2017

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