Recording Reviews – Page 12
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Karen Gomyo, Spektral Quartet: Samuel Adams
A fine composer emerges from the shadow of his father
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ReviewElmira Darvarova, Mary Ann Mumm (violins), Craig Mumm (viola), Samuel Magill (cello) : Alfano string quartets
Characterful chamber music from the man who completed Turandot
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ReviewPaul V. Miller: The Undiscovered Viola d’Amore
Newly discovered manuscripts prompt virtuoso performances
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ReviewCellist Amalie Stalheim: Debussy, Poulenc, Stravinsky
Performances of great immediacy, captured by a first-rate recording
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ReviewFine Arts Quartet: Enescu Early Chamber Music
A welcome chance to explore the early works of a Romanian master
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ReviewA Violin’s Life, Vol. 3: Music for the ‘Lipiński’ Stradivari
An intriguing third volume in the company of a celebrated Strad
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ReviewRagazze Quartet, Garth Knox: Open Spaces
Idiomatic works from a master violist turned composer
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ReviewTelegraph Quartet: Divergent Paths
Highly contrasted readings of a pair of contemporary quartets
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ReviewMarina Martins: Santoro
A young cellist shines more brightly than the music in her concerto debut
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ReviewMembers of the Kammerakademie Potsdam: Sperger
A premiere recording shines light on a Mozart contemporary
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ReviewRachel Barton Pine: Dependent Arising
A Russian concerto meets thrash metal and comes out on top
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Renaud Capuçon: Mozart
A French master finds the perfect partner for compelling Mozart
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Isabelle Faust, Il Giardino Armonico: Locatelli
Soulfulness and brilliance are in plentiful supply on this winning album
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Emerson Quartet: Infinite Voyage
An affecting farewell from one of the major quartets of today
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ReviewOscar Shumsky: Live at Berkeley
A master violinist scintillates in a bold and brilliant programme
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ReviewAntonio Mostacci, Bologna Baroque: Vivaldi
Persuasive readings of a Baroque master, with colour to the fore
