Recording Reviews – Page 34
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ReviewJacques Thibaud String Trio: Mozart
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: November 2020 Description: Trio’s pitch-perfect approach to Mozart yields many delights Musicians: Jacques Thibaud String Trio Works: Mozart: Complete String Trios Catalogue number: AUDITE 97773 The Jacques Thibaud String Trio has Mozart’s E flat major Trio K563 down to the finest ...
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ReviewViola de Hoog: Mendelssohn
Period-instrument duo shows its prowess in athletic, colourful playing
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ReviewGoldner Quartet: D’Erlanger, Dunhill
Tobacco and banking dynasties are the unlikely sources for two distinct voices
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ReviewDai Miyata: Elgar, Vaughan Williams/Matthews
Short but sweet: a convincing completion of an unfinished work
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ReviewKian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin: Dvořák
Musicianship and intellect combine in tasteful, captivating performances
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ReviewJupiter Quartet: Metamorphosis
Intensity of approach is bewitching in Ligeti but takes Beethoven to the edge
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ReviewÉbène Quartet: Beethoven Around the World
Exploring the Ébène Quartet’s recordings of Beethoven’s complete oeuvre, Julian Haylock finds himself in a marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety
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ReviewLa Serenissima/Adrian Chandler: Extra Time
La Serenissima scores with time to spare in an album of previously unheard bonus tracks
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja: What’s Next, Vivaldi?
Violinist’s maverick and highly original approach to Vivaldi strikes gold
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ReviewAlban Gerhardt: Shostakovich
A refreshingly individual approach from this most thoughtful of cellists
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ReviewJonah Kim: Rachmaninoff, Barber
Apt composer pairing for a Curtis-formed duo makes a satisfying listen
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ReviewEckart Runge: Transitions
Exemplary playing distinguishes concertos from two Soviet mavericks
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ReviewHarriet Mackenzie, Richard Harwood: Gunning
A fresh chance to hear the British composer’s pastoral-themed concertos
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ReviewJennifer Pike: Elgar, Vaughan Williams
Rare and well-known repertoire with a twist combine in an irresistible release
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Brahms
Exceptional music making from this cello–piano duo that’s never showy for its own sake
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ReviewNicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich: Beethoven
Outstanding set of Beethoven’s cello music stands tall in a crowded field
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ReviewSergey Malov: Bach
The Bach Suites performed on the ‘shoulder cello’ prove more than just a curiosity
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma et al: Not Our First Goat Rodeo
Cellist and folk-music friends in a delightful, genre-bending second album
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ReviewLisa Batiashvili: City Lights
Lights, camera, action: a violinist’s evocative movie-musical travels