Review - The Mercury Masters: Antal Dorati in London
Rob Cowan dips into the latest Eloquence collections of the conductor’s recordings
This is a beautifully constructed and rather beautifully played recital of Czech music for cello and piano. At its heart...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 08/2018
It’s funny what knots scholarliness can get us tangled into when it comes to authenticity. I say this in the...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2018
The Mori Trio – a family affair with sisters Asa (piano) and Aiki (cello) joined by violinist Werner von Schnitzler,...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2018
Seemingly overlooked on its initial release on the Quartz label, this engaging recital was recorded in the Champs Hill Music...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 08/2018
The young Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot’s name will be new to most readers, because his career and competition wins have...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2018
The Neave Trio have turned to the French repertory for their second album for Chandos, wisely attempting, perhaps, to avoid...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 08/2018
To a man with a hammer everything looks like a nail, and it’s easy enough to see why viola payers...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 08/2018
In recent years there’s been no shortage of classical/electronica crossovers. Although well intentioned, the problem with many of them is...
Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 08/2018
Beethoven’s solo cello music is enjoying a moment in the sun right now, with a series of excellent new recordings...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 08/2018
There’s a lot to enjoy across this Bach flute programme, not least Stephen Schultz’s flute itself: a copy of an...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2018
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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