Recording Reviews – Page 40
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ReviewFrancisco Fullana: Bach’s Long Shadow
Imaginative and sometimes wild take on Bach and his solo violin legacy
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ReviewAmandine Beyer: Bach, Pisendel
Classy, light take on sonatas by Bach and his contemporary countryman
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ReviewBoris Begelman: Vivaldi
Another energetic and sparkling volume in the great complete concertos project
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ReviewMikhail Pochekin, Ivan Pochekin: Mozart
Refreshing and spontaneous approach by brothers on the same wavelength
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ReviewIsabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov: Mozart
Musicians having the time of their lives in insightful interpretations
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ReviewBarnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich: Kodály, Dvořák
Spectacularly expressive performances of composers’ dazzling sound worlds
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ReviewNina Karmon, Floris Mijnders: Labor
Labor shakes off the Brahmsian dust in late Romantic rarities
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ReviewMinguet Quartet: Mendelssohn
Composer’s youthful works receive precise and unmannered performances
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ReviewDoric Quartet: Mozart ‘Prussian’ Quartets
Shaped, free approach makes a happy journey through Prussian territory
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: Hallgrímsson
Seriously playful collection of musical sketches by Icelandic composer
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ReviewKaleidoscope Chamber Collective: American Quintets
Outstanding collection of lesser-known chamber works from talented ensemble
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Hope Amid Tears
A sense of quiet magnificence radiates from two master musicians
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ReviewEhnes Quartet: Beethoven
Beautifully balanced performances that wear the music’s intensity lightly
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ReviewHiyoli Togawa: Songs of Solitude
Intriguing commissions on a contemplation of lockdown solitude
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Ysaÿe
Compelling narrative, technical genius, wit – what more could one ask for?
