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MYASKOVSKY; SHEBALIN; NECHAEV Violin Sonatas

Few readers will be familiar with these unpretentious and accessible Soviet-era sonatas. The most distinctive is the two-movement score by...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: AW18

MOZART Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2

Daniel Barenboim and Mozart make a heady mix and here the pianist is joined by three string players involved with...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: AW18

GORDON Clouded Yellow

Michael Gordon (b1956) has enjoyed a productive relationship with the Kronos Quartet stretching back to the beginning of the century,...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: AW18

GERNSHEIM Complete Cello Sonatas (Hülshoff & Triendl)

‘This composer, who was never given to writing for writing’s sake, must not be regarded as a mere disciple of...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW18

DICKINSON Translations – Early Chamber Works

The Peter Dickinson discography has increased substantially in the wake of his 80th birthday, and those having acquired the various...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: AW18

CHOPIN; GRIEG; SCHUMANN Cello Sonatas (Segev & Pohjonen)

Chamber music acoustics can be a very personal thing. There’s a tendency today towards either crystal clarity or something a...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW18

MOZART; BEETHOVEN Quintets for Piano and Winds

Mozart once pronounced the Quintet for piano and wind instruments his favourite among all his works. It’s easy to see...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: AW18

BEETHOVEN Trios for Clarinet, Cello and Piano

Beethoven’s Septet of 1799-1800 was one of his early successes, leading to a number of arrangements for more manageable forces....

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: AW18

BEETHOVEN Piano Trios (Trio Goya)

Beethoven took tremendous care with his Op 1, striving to present himself to a wider public in the best possible...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW18

ANTHEIL Violin Concerto. Sonatina

Antheil composed his Sonatina and Violin Concerto for Werner Gebauer, a German-born violinist who emigrated to the US in 1938....

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW18

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