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Portraits of A Mind

For all that this album takes its title from – and, as the booklet states unequivocally, ‘centres on’ – Ian...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 08/2023

TJØRNHØJ Entmenscht

For Line Tjørnhøj, the human voice is a rare expression of truth in our bewildering deepfake world. Tjørnhøj’s multimedia vocal...

Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 08/2023

SCHUMANN Dichterliebe. Kerner Lieder (Florian Boesch)

I can’t think of many song discs that have left me with such ambivalent feelings as this. Live and on...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 08/2023

SCHUBERT 'Stimme der Liebe'

It comes as a shock to realise how few commercial recordings the Partridges, brother and sister, made together. Once upon...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 08/2023

Alma - Meine Seele: Complete Songs of Alma Mahler (Elise Caluwaerts)

Alma Mahler’s small output has provoked strong disagreement among listeners. The debate is no doubt exacerbated both by her controversial...

Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 08/2023

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Choral Music

This new set of Coleridge-Taylor’s choral pieces on a smaller scale is a welcome addition to the catalogue for several...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 08/2023

Julius Berger: Soldanella

Well, what a find – or set of finds, I should say. This fascinating programme, recorded in a warm church...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2023

Isata Kanneh-Mason: Childhood Tales

I wish more artists would mix solo and orchestral repertoire like this. It makes for a delightful programme that will...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2023

Can Çakmur: Schubert + Schoenberg

From a critical point of view, barring the opportunity to hear an artist publicly, often after the appearance of a...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2023

Nikita Lukinov: Kaleidoscope

Nikita Lukinov, a young Russian pianist who teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, has chosen an all-Russian programme for...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2023

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