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Taracea: Seldom Sene

The subtitle suggests a spanning of ‘five centuries’; I make it six, perhaps even seven. Be that as it may,...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2014

SCHNITTKE; WEINBERG; KURTAG; PENDERECKI String Trios

Here is a worthwhile survey of string trios that are more usually heard as part of composer compilations. The Ensemble...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 12/2014

USTVOLSKAYA Sonata. Trio. Duet

The belated recognition of Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006) as a figure of importance tailed off once the limited extent of her...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 12/2014

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No 20. Piano Duets

The title ‘1828’ refers to Schubert’s final and astoundingly productive year, which brought forth the three duets and solo sonata...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2014

REICH Radio Rewrite

Over the years a significant number of rock and pop musicians have acknowledged their debt to Steve Reich, as seen...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 12/2014

ONSLOW Chamber Music

George Onslow’s natural melodic gift is enhanced here by the engagingly spontaneous playing of the Trio Portici and especially the...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2014

LANGGAARD String Quartets Nos 1 & 5

Gramophone’s conferment of Young Artists of the Year on the Nightingale Quartet is no less than these four intrepid artists...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 12/2014

FAURÉ; PIERNÉ Piano Trios

Gabriel Pierné’s star seems to be in the ascendant at the moment. A few months back there was a fine...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 12/2014

FAURÉ; LEKEU; RAVEL Violin Sonatas

Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe give a passionate, full-blooded performance of the Lekeu Sonata, taking on board the 22 year-old...

Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 12/2014

FAURÉ; POULENC; FRANCK Violin Sonatas

It’s a shame that Saint-Saëns couldn’t have been as nice about Franck’s Violin Sonata as he was about Fauré’s (‘with...

Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 12/2014

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