Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
A native of the Belarusian capital Minsk, Ksenia Kouzmenko studied there and at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW18
What is the first name that comes to mind when you hear ‘nocturne’? No doubt Chopin. Next, perhaps, John Field,...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: AW18
For his 10th Signum recording, Joseph Nolan travelled to Holland in 2017 to record on the renowned 1738 Christian Müller...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: AW18
It is not uncommon to find Benjamin Britten and John Dowland in the same classical guitar recital. It is less...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: AW18
According to the University’s own website – the only details of the instrument provided in the booklet with this CD...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: AW18
If the American pianist Drew Petersen’s name rings a bell it may be from his success in the 2015 Leeds...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: AW18
Although they attracted attention primarily through their significance in the evolution of post-war European music, Stockhausen’s Klavierstücke are equally vital...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: AW18
Piano Classics has recently released two discs by the 24-year-old British pianist Tyler Hay, one devoted to the music of...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW18
A teacher/broadcaster colleague once claimed Lowell Liebermann to be the most frequently performed contemporary composer among piano students at the...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW18
This fourth and final volume of Jean-Claude Pennetier’s traversal of all Fauré’s solo piano music is dedicated to the late...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW18
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan’s monthly survey of historic reissues and archive recordings
This compact, all-in-one hi-fi package from Pro-Ject strips away the system-matching fuss,...
‘There is very little comfort here for anyone who regards music as an ennobling or humanising force’
Andrew Farach-Colton enjoys a sumptuous set of the Japanese conductor’s recordings
Rob Cowan on sets honouring a composer anniversary and a Croatian conductor
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