Recordings – Page 44
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ReviewIsabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras: Beethoven
A collection of superb Beethoven performances, all in one place
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ReviewFrancesca Dego: Il Cannone
A dazzling and delightful recital played on Paganini’s own priceless ‘del Gesù’
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
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ReviewLysander Piano Trio: Mirrors: 21st-Century American Piano Trios
Musical adventures from a New York piano trio that yield evocative moments
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ReviewArcadia Quartet: Weinberg
Eloquent album that ought to shift this neglected music into the mainstream
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ReviewMatthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe: Walton
Unmissable album of confident works from the composer’s youth
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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
