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Elly Ney: The complete Brunswick & Electrola Solo 78-rpm recordings

A student of Theodor Leschetizky and Liszt-pupil Emil von Sauer, the German pianist Elly Ney (1882-1968) enjoyed international success early...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 07/2019

WILD The Complete Transcriptions and Original Piano Works, Vol 3

Earl Wild almost single-handedly revived the 19th-century tradition of piano transcription. Today, the likes of Hamelin, Hough, Volodos and Katsaris...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2019

SCHUBERT Works for Solo Piano, Vol 4 (Barry Douglas)

Barry Douglas’s Schubert series for Chandos has so far presented a blend of forms, including sonatas, character pieces and a...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2019

MOZART Piano Sonatas Nos 2, 3, 8 & 13 (Lars Vogt)

Mozart poses formidable challenges for modern pianists. Late 18th-century Viennese pianos resemble our contemporary instruments only on the most basic...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2019

Caspar Vos: Restart

There could hardly be more contrast between Caspar Vos’s first two solo discs: from the dense forests of Medtner (6/18)...

Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 07/2019

MESSIAEN Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus (Helmchen)

What can you do to prepare for Messiaen’s Vingt Regards? Martin Helmchen has largely dedicated himself to the classic Austrian-German...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 07/2019

LISZT; LYAPUNOV Transcendental Studies (Konstantin Scherbakov)

Scherbakov is a pianist I have long admired, a superb technician with a wide-ranging and adventurous repertoire. His more than...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 07/2019

LISZT Transcriptions from Opera by Auber and Verdi (Wai Yin Wong)

When faced with a body of work as prodigious as Liszt’s piano music, a lexicographic approach must be tempting. In...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 07/2019

FRESCOBALDI Toccaate e Partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo libro primo (Rousset)

Frescobaldi’s first book of Toccate e partite d’intavolatura di cimbalo (1615) was published in Rome during his first stint as...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2019

JS BACH Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2 (Céline Frisch)

With Book 2, Céline Frisch completes her traversal of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, maintaining the stylishly high standards and cultivated musicianship...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 07/2019

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