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MENDELSSOHN Solo Piano Music Vol 3
After listening to a ferociously gifted firebrand virtuoso, though one inclined towards hysteria (Khatia Buniatishvili – see page 85), Howard...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 09/2014
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Octet
Bringing something new to established repertoire: surely that’s the ultimate test of any artist. If so, James Ehnes has done...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 2/2011
Mendelssohn Magnificat
Mendelssohn wrote the two large-scale works on this disc of his church music, the Magnificat and Gloria, when – almost...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/2009
MENDELSSOHN String Quartets Nos 1 & 2
The Cecilia Quartet came to international attention when they won the 2010 Banff Quartet Competition. These days they combine an...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2016
Mendelssohn Cello Sonatas
Mischa Maisky‚ whose playing always shows intense involvement‚ makes a passionate advocate for the Mendelssohn sonatas. With young Venezuelanborn Sergio...
Reviewed in issue 13/2002
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream
Camilla Tilling | Magdalena Risberg | Swedish Chamber Orchestra | Thomas Dausgaard
To Mendelssohn Thomas Dausgaard brings the qualities that have distinguished his cycles of Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann, notably a spring...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2016
MENDELSSOHN Lieder ohne Worte (Igor Levit)
This latest release from the pianist and activist Igor Levit is his personal response to the atrocities of 7 October....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2024
MENDELSSOHN Complete Works for String Quartet
The six quartets of Mendelssohn, along with the assorted other pieces for string quartet, form a firm point of reference...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 08/2014
MENDELSSOHN String Quartets, Op 44 (Minguet Quartet)
When the 28-year-old Mendelssohn composed his three Op 44 string quartets during 1837-38, life was going exceedingly well. In his...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 07/2021
MENDELSSOHN String Quartets Vol 1 (Doric Quartet)
What makes the Doric the Doric? Is it their ability to reveal detail, though never at the cost of broader...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 10/2018
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