BUSONI Sonatinas (Victor Nicoara)
The Romanian pianist and composer Victor Nicoara was born and educated in Bucharest, later studied at the Royal College of...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: AW21
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: The Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon
Do you remember your first impression of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra? If it was anything like mine, it will have...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW21
Borderlands Ensemble: The Space in Which To See
This new album by the Tucson-based Borderlands Ensemble represents the efforts of horn player Johanna Lundy, five gifted string players,...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: AW21
WOLLSCHLEGER Dark Days
The neurological condition of synaesthesia profoundly informs Scott Wollschleger’s piano-writing. Yet it’s not necessary to know that in order to...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW21
SOWERBY The Paul Whiteman commissions & other early works
Cedille’s newest Leo Sowerby collection features first recordings of the two symphonic jazz works Paul Whiteman commissioned in the mid-1920s...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: AW21
B FIELD Vocal Music
I was quite taken with Brian Field’s concise, rhythmic First String Quartet two years ago (11/19; he completed an even...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: AW21
BALDINI; LIGETI; LUTOSŁAWSKI; VARÈSE Orchestral Works (Live)
Having proved himself an engaging Mozartian with his previous release (a collection of arias and overtures with Elizabeth Watts and...
Reviewed by Thomas May in issue: AW21
Lea Desandre: Amazone
This is a stonkingly good album. It makes me wonder: what exactly are these enviously intelligent, inventive and generous musicians...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: AW21
SAMARAS Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (Fidetzis)
Spyridon Samaras (1861-1917) is a hugely important figure in the history of Greek music. He was born in Corfu, and...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: AW21
Mathias Vidal: Rameau Triomphant
Never one to miss a sideswipe at French opera, Jean‑Jacques Rousseau pronounced the haute-contre voice ‘always sour and rarely in...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: AW21
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