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DEBUSSY Preludes SATIE Gnossiennes (Fazil Say)

Given Fazıl Say’s proclivities for interpretative monkeyshines, I’m happy to report that the pianist largely exhibits good behaviour throughout this...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW18

Alice Sara Ott: Nightfall

The merger of light and darkness purports to govern the programme choices for Alice Sara Ott’s latest release, although her...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW18

COUPERIN Nouvelles Suites de clavecin (Rousset)

If you already have Christophe Rousset’s fine two-disc set of harpsichord pieces by Louis Couperin on Aparté, there’s no need...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: AW18

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Opp 14/2, 27/2; Bagatelles Op 33 (Kolesnikov)

Pavel Kolesnikov is an artist who likes to surprise and to delve into the more forgotten corners of the repertoire:...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: AW18

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas (Jan Bartoš)

This is the Czech pianist Jan Bartoš’s second Supraphon release. Last year he recorded two Mozart concertos for the label...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 09/2018

Ashley Fripp: Piano

Ashley Fripp first came to my attention via a 2013 disc containing polished though small-scale interpretations of both Chopin concertos...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW18

Thomas Allen: September Songs

Thomas Allen has long been an admirer of the ‘Great American Songbook’ and has always wanted to ‘give it a...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: AW18

And so it goes: Songs of Folk and Lore

This somewhat uneven collection of 21 self-styled ‘Songs of Folk and Lore’ is held together by a booklet note which...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: AW18

Vivica Genaux: Hommage à Vivaldi

It took me a while to get my head round this release. At first sight it appears a straightforward presentation...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: AW18

STENHAMMAR Sången (Järvi)

Wilhelm Stenhammar established the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as one of the finest in the Nordic region as its first Chief...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: AW18

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