Recording Reviews – Page 31
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
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ReviewSignum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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ReviewDante, Endellion Quartets: Stanford
Hybrid ensemble presents some rare gems and a debut recording
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ReviewMarc Coppey: Shostakovich
Fierce playing captures all the brilliance and brutality of Shostakovich’s music
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ReviewAriadne Daskalakis: Schubert
The second and final instalment of period-instrument Schubert is a delight
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ReviewBritish Music For Strings I
Welcome start to a new series of 20th-century British string music
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ReviewNing Feng: Paganini
Stunning virtuosity from a violinist who holds a musical universe in his hands
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ReviewJennifer Koh: Mythologies
Contemporary composer symphonic showcase that’s full of electric energy
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ReviewEnsemble Diderot: The Berlin Album
Flair and flamboyance characterise a musical collection from the German city
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ReviewRaphaël Pidoux: Beethoven, Pleyel/Baudiot
Stylish and capably executed cello sonatas, if missing some magic
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ReviewIronwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
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ReviewTim Kliphuis Trio: The Five Elements
Jazz, folk, minimalism and Bach collide in the name of the environment
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ReviewLeon Bosch: The South African Double Bass
New works commissioned by and for virtuoso double bassist
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ReviewThéotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
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ReviewUnited Strings of Europe, Amalia Hall: In Motion
Unfamiliar repertoire arranged for small string ensemble is well worth exploring
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ReviewGautier Capuçon: Emotions
A collection of popular encores that strikes exactly the right note
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Cello 360
Imaginative and varied recital that takes in the gamut of solo cello repertoire
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ReviewKanneh-Mason Family: Carnival
An enchanting tour de force from a stunningly gifted musical family