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BLUMENFELD 24 Preludes Op 17 (Mark Viner)

Following his acclaimed recordings of Thalberg, Chaminade and Alkan (he aims to record the complete works of the latter two...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas, Vol 9 (Martin Roscoe)

The ninth and final volume of Martin Roscoe’s Beethoven sonata cycle for Deux-Elles matches the distinction of its predecessors. Although...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW22

JS BACH Italian Concerto. French Overture (Mahan Esfahani)

In his public statements, and perhaps a bit more temperately in his actual performances, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani has declared independence...

Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: AW22

JS BACH 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo Senza Basso (Giuliano Carmignola)

Bach’s Cello Suites, or movements from them, have luxuriated in versions for harpsichordists, gambists, guitarists, viola players and latterly for...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: AW22

Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Song

Last year’s album of Rachmaninov and Barber sonatas from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason (‘Muse’ – 11/21) included a selection of...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

Niek Baar: Obsession

The young Dutch violinist Niek Baar’s name was a new one to me when this debut album landed on my...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22

Love Is Like a Violin: Salon Treasures from the Max Jaffa Library

For those in far-flung foreign places and younger readers, the name of Max Jaffa may be unfamiliar. Born in London...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22

Guéthary

The seaside town of Guéthary lies on the south-west coast of France in the region known as the Basque Country....

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: AW22

The Enescu Project

This might be more precisely named ‘The Enescu Octet Project’, since it was prompted by Nicolas Dautricourt’s chance discovery (in...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW22

PUCCINI; TCHAIKOVSKY; VERDI String Quartets

Formed in 2017 by the orchestra’s section leaders at the suggestion of Daniel Barenboim, the Berlin Staatskapelle Quartet make their...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: AW22

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