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BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1 & 6 (Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman)

In many ways, Xaver Scharwenka’s piano duet transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies stand out from numerous others by such 19th-century ‘in...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2024

BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations (Shai Wosner)

Serious forethought and scrutinised detail inform Shai Wosner’s interpretation of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, sometimes getting in the music’s way, notwithstanding...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2024

A Beethoven Odyssey Vol 8 (James Brawn)

James Brawn’s traversal of Beethoven’s piano sonatas has reached its eighth instalment, with a selection of sonatas composed between 1800...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 01/2024

JS BACH Der Kunst der Fuge (Christophe Rousset)

It’s a strange fact that, although it is generally accepted that Bach intended The Art of Fugue for harpsichord, recordings...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 01/2024

Bruce Liu: Waves

After his utterly exceptional disc of Chopin, recorded live during the course of the 2021 International Chopin Competition (12/21), Canadian...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2024

Philarmonica: Purcell, Matteis, Mrs Philarmonica

The young French early music group Le Consort has form when it comes to uniting Baroque’s biggest names with near-forgotten,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 01/2024

Painted Light: Music for String Quartet

Perceptions of colour connect each of the works on the Solem Quartet’s new album. The musical styles range from Impressionism...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2024

Fathers & Daughters

Its title may conjure Turgenevian imagery but ‘Fathers and Daughters’ celebrates the close familial and professional ties between these four...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2024

REGER; SENFTER Clarinet Quintets

Having completed their traversal of Mozart’s string quartets, then recently issued an insightful coupling of piano quintets by Franck and...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2024

RAVEL; SCHUMANN String Quartets (Leonkoro Quartet)

The Leonkoro (Esperanto: ‘Lionheart’) Quartet make their debut album following a string of competition wins. As I remarked in a...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2024

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