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Sophie Yates: Harpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIV

Sophie Yates’s long relationship with Chandos has resulted in a steady flow of intelligently programmed and neatly played albums, beginning...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 01/2025

Andrew von Oeyen: Angels and Demons

Programmes that look good on paper often don’t add up to a convincing whole in concert or on disc. Fortunately,...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2025

SILVESTROV Forgotten Word I Wished to Say (Alexei Lubimov)

Could Stockhausen have pulled off a passable imitation of, say, Schubert, or Boulez a convincing copy of Beethoven? These are...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2025

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No 19. Impromptus D935. Rondo D951 (Aimi Kobayashi)

Aimi Kobayashi is not a pianist who leaves details to chance. Although she’s hardly a micromanager or fussbudget, her propensity...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2025

SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas Nos 784 & 894 (Young-Ah Tak)

South Korean native Young-Ah Tak made her recording debut in 2005 with works by Judith Lang Zamont (Albany). Since then,...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 01/2025

SAINT-SAËNS Music for Two Pianos

The black-and-white cover photo of Pizarro and Troncanetti seems to say ‘couple of guys who like to have fun’. Pizarro...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2025

DE GAMBARINI Complete Works For Keyboard (Margherita Torretta)

Margherita Torretta will be a new name to many – this is the first time it has appeared in a...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 01/2025

FAURÉ Complete Piano Works (Laurent Wagschal)

Laurent Wagschal’s complete survey of Fauré’s solo piano works has much to recommend it. In contrast to the luminescent cool...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2025

FAURÉ Nocturnes (Theo Fouchenneret)

Thirty-year-old Théo Fouchenneret, a native of Nice, is a graduate of the conservatoires there and in Paris. His second recording...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 01/2025

Jiayan Sun: Busoni and his Muses

Here’s a well-balanced recital showcasing Busoni’s keyboard creativity as transcriber and original composer. Pianist Jiayan Sun opens with Busoni’s edition...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2025

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