All Recordings articles
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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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Lysander Piano Trio: Mirrors: 21st-Century American Piano Trios
Musical adventures from a New York piano trio that yield evocative moments
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Arcadia Quartet: Weinberg
Eloquent album that ought to shift this neglected music into the mainstream
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Matthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe: Walton
Unmissable album of confident works from the composer’s youth
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
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Signum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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Dante, Endellion Quartets: Stanford
Hybrid ensemble presents some rare gems and a debut recording
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Marc Coppey: Shostakovich
Fierce playing captures all the brilliance and brutality of Shostakovich’s music
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Ariadne Daskalakis: Schubert
The second and final instalment of period-instrument Schubert is a delight
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British Music For Strings I
Welcome start to a new series of 20th-century British string music
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Ning Feng: Paganini
Stunning virtuosity from a violinist who holds a musical universe in his hands
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Jennifer Koh: Mythologies
Contemporary composer symphonic showcase that’s full of electric energy
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Ensemble Diderot: The Berlin Album
Flair and flamboyance characterise a musical collection from the German city
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Raphaël Pidoux: Beethoven, Pleyel/Baudiot
Stylish and capably executed cello sonatas, if missing some magic
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Ironwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
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Tim Kliphuis Trio: The Five Elements
Jazz, folk, minimalism and Bach collide in the name of the environment
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Leon Bosch: The South African Double Bass
New works commissioned by and for virtuoso double bassist
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte: The Mad Lover
Violin and lute duo explore music of delicious melancholy
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Amalia Hall: In Motion
Unfamiliar repertoire arranged for small string ensemble is well worth exploring
