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Review of BUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu nostri (Daucé)

BUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu nostri (Daucé)

Vocal forces of just 10 singers supported by the same number of instrumentalists bring a level of intimacy that is...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 06/2021

Review of BRUCH Lieder (Rafael Fingerlos)

BRUCH Lieder (Rafael Fingerlos)

For all of his vast output of concertos, symphonies and oratorios, Max Bruch’s reputation stubbornly refuses to expand much beyond...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 06/2021

Review of JS BACH St Matthew Passion (Rademann)

JS BACH St Matthew Passion (Rademann)

The publicity for this meticulous and beautifully conceived reading of the St Matthew Passion claims Hans-Christoph Rademann’s vision as somehow...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2021

Review of JS BACH Cantatas BWV 45 & 198; Motet BWV 118

JS BACH Cantatas BWV 45 & 198; Motet BWV 118

Philippe Herreweghe’s corpus of cantatas from Virgin, Harmonia Mundi and now PHI constitutes one of the most elegant and satisfying...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2021

Review of Salisbury Meditation (John Challenger)

Salisbury Meditation (John Challenger)

With the majority of our fine organs having been sadly silenced for so many months, it was heartening to see...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 06/2021

Review of YSAŸE Sonatas for solo violin (James Ehnes)

YSAŸE Sonatas for solo violin (James Ehnes)

Lockdown may not have served many practical purposes but in musical terms this superb home-recorded set of Ysaÿe’s Solo Violin...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 06/2021

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Review of VIERNE Complete Organ Symphonies (Roger Sayer)

VIERNE Complete Organ Symphonies (Roger Sayer)

Fugue State Films continues to enrich the niche organ DVD market with its splendid crowd-funded productions. Hot on the heels...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 06/2021

Review of PAGANINI Caprices (Alina Ibragimova)

PAGANINI Caprices (Alina Ibragimova)

In an interesting appendage to the main booklet note (an excellent essay on the Caprices by Jeremy Nicholas that has...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 06/2021

Review of MOZART Piano Sonatas, Vol 4 (Peter Donohoe)

MOZART Piano Sonatas, Vol 4 (Peter Donohoe)

Great music can take many different interpretations. But there are times when a distinguished artist seems to have wandered into...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2021

Review of MENDELSSOHN Complete Piano Music, Vol 5 (Howard Shelley)

MENDELSSOHN Complete Piano Music, Vol 5 (Howard Shelley)

Howard Shelley has been on a winning streak with his Mendelssohn odyssey and the penultimate volume lives up to previous...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 06/2021


 

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