Recording Reviews – Page 23
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ReviewFrank Peter Zimmerman: Beethoven
Stylish yet sincere and focused playing in third volume from this duo
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ReviewChristian Tetzlaff: Beethoven
A duo in perfect harmony and with a shared sense of mercurial mischief
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: British Solo Cello Music
British cellist brings all his character and virtuosity to music from his homeland
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ReviewParker Quartet, Kim Kashkashian: Kurtág, Dvořák
Works by wildly contrasting composers partnered together are a revelation
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ReviewÉbène Quartet, Antoine Tamestit, Nicolas Altstaedt: ’Round Midnight
A varied and imaginative tapestry of night music, sumptuously performed
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ReviewAugustin Dumay: Mendelssohn
Exquisite Mendelssohn still sounds fresh and joyous in familiar hands
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ReviewJakob Kullberg: Remembering
Three Nordic cello concertos offer vocal textures and more light than shade
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ReviewTianwa Yang: Prokofiev
A balance of sweetness and strength makes this Prokofiev pairing stand out
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ReviewSol Gabetta, Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Sol & Pat
Two old friends are even more than the sum of their parts
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ReviewYury Revich, Libor Ježek: Saint-Georges
Engaging music in performances that don’t quite take flight
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Four Visions of France
German cellist brings an international feel to collection of Gallic works
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ReviewSolem Quartet: The Four Quarters
Striking concept album with committed playing but a bewildering mix of styles
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ReviewJennifer Pike: The Polish Violin: Volume 2
Volume two of Pike’s Polish odyssey hits the mark with magical playing
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ReviewJanine Jansen: 12 Stradivari
Some first-class performances of much-recorded violin cornerstones
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ReviewAugusta and Georgina McKay Lodge: Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great
Exuberant playing of virtuoso works fit for a music-loving king