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MOZART Piano Concertos, Vol 8 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)

As we reach Vol 8 of Bavouzet’s compelling series, we focus on the last three years of Mozart’s life (though...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 11/2023

MAHLER Symphony No 1 (Bychkov)

Semyon Bychkov’s Mahler series, the first from a Czech orchestra in 40 years, is tackling the symphonies in no particular...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 11/2023

HAYDN Paris Symphonies. Violin Concerto No 1 (Théotime Langlois de Swarte)

The Masonic Concert de la Loge Olympique that premiered these splendid works in 1787 comprised some 60 players, flamboyantly attired...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 11/2023

'Scotland'

The most significant item in this Scottish-themed collection is Helen Grime’s two-movement Elegiac Inflections for double wind quintet, commissioned by...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 11/2023

MÁRQUEZ Fandango GINASTERA Estancia

With two audience-friendly Latin American composers of different generations plus distinguished soloists conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, how could this album...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 11/2023

BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes ELGAR Violin Concerto (Michael Barenboim)

Mixed feelings about this one, I’m afraid. Entering a fearsomely competitive field, Michael Barenboim unquestionably possesses the virtuosity and stamina...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2023

Clara Robert Johannes: Romance and Counterpoint

This is the fourth, and presumably final, instalment of Alexander Shelley’s series of double albums themed around the musical inter-relationships...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2023

BRAHMS Double Concerto VIOTTI Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Silent Woods

The dedication on this album reads ‘In Memoriam Lars Vogt’ – and that gives it a special resonance. Christian Tetzlaff...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/2023

BARTÓK Piano Concertos (Pierre-Laurent Aimard)

In Pentatone’s accompanying notes Pierre-Laurent Aimard explains that he has ‘spent a lot of time with Hungarians and their country....

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 11/2023

AARØEN, MANOTSKOV, BJØRKLUND 'Arctic Saxophone' (Ola Asdahl Rokkones)

In case of any doubt, the Arctic credentials of this delightful new release are impeccable. Saxophonist Ola Asdahl Rokkones, who...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2023

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