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RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No 2 (Aidan Mikdad)

The Royal Academy of Music in London celebrated its bicentenary last year. Among the initiatives to mark this milestone was...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023

RAVEL Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol 2 (Oleg Marshev)

If you want to hear ‘Ondine’ from Gaspard de la nuit sound like Rachmaninov rather than Ravel, consider Oleg Marshev’s...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2023

MOSCHELES Études, Op 70 (Michele Bolla)

In the evolution of the piano étude, Moscheles’s set of 24 studies in all the major and minor keys provides...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023

HANDEL Five Great Suites for Harpsichord (Ton Koopman)

Anyone who agreed with my eager recommendations of recent Handel ‘Great Suites’ recordings by Pierre Hantaï (smoothly singing lines, rippling...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 02/2023

DEBUSSY; RAVEL; ZANON 'Nuit et jour'

The Bulgarian-born pianist Maria Martinova is the founder of Tanguarda, a brilliant ensemble devoted to contemporary tangos, whose vibrant collaborations...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2023

COUPERIN Messe propre pour les couvents

The two liturgical organ Masses that 21-year-old Couperin published in 1690 as his Pièces d’orgue can be performed or recorded...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 02/2023

BYRD Pavans & Galliards, Variations & Grounds (Daniel-Ben Pienaar)

Pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar makes no effort to sharpen the sound of his instrument or play with greater incision when rendering...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 02/2023

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos 30-32 (Anne Queffélec)

Anne Queffélec is an artist whom I’ve loved in Scarlatti, Bach and Ravel, but Beethoven? This is new territory, certainly...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2023

Mozart’s Real Musical Father

On their childhood travels Wolfgang and sister Nannerl dazzled aristocratic audiences with their double acts on the harpsichord. In the...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 02/2023

JS BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Andreas Staier)

The recorded repertory of the prolific German harpsichordist and pianist Andreas Staier spans the Baroque through Brahms. His Book 2...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 02/2023

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