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Joo Yeon Sir: Chaconnes, Divertimento and Rhapsodies

Since Joo Yeon Sir’s debut album, ‘Suites and Fantasies’ (9/17), concluded with Igor Frolov’s concert fantasia on Porgy and Bess,...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2019

Hague String Trio: After the Darkness

The title, ‘After the Darkness’, derives from Elie Wiesel’s harrowing account of his experiences during the Holocaust and four of...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 08/2019

The 1690 Tuscan Stradivari

‘No more unique example of his unrivalled finish of work exists than the “Tuscan” violin, made in 1690. It stands...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2019

VIVALDI 12 Concerti Opus 3 "L'estro armonico" (Armoniosa)

For Vivaldi lovers, this double-disc set from the quintet Armoniosa is a must: with a total running time of 1h...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2019

SHAW Orange (Attacca Quartet)

‘Orange’ marks the first release in a new partnership announced earlier this year between the Nonesuch and New Amsterdam labels....

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 08/2019

SCHUMANN Violin Sonatas (Maalismaa & Holmström)

Schumann’s symphonies, concertos and piano trios are now fairly well represented in the catalogue in recordings that opt for period...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 08/2019

Still Schubert

The Brussels-based Alfama Quartet – a new name to me – give an impressive performance of Death and the Maiden,...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 08/2019

RACHMANINOV Piano Trios (Trio Wanderer)

The Trio Wanderer’s new disc, centred around Rachmaninov’s youthful trios, has all the finesse and subtlety that we’ve long associated...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2019

PARRY Piano Trio No 2; Piano Quartet (Leonore Piano Trio)

If this magnificent new instalment in the Leonore Trio’s survey of Parry’s chamber music on Hyperion proves one thing, it’s...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 09/2019

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trios (Trio Metral)

This disc by the Paris Conservatoire-trained Métral siblings marks their debut on disc. The two Mendelssohn trios are an apt...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2019

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