All Recordings articles – Page 58
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ReviewJames Ehnes: Vaughan Williams
James Ehnes: Vaughan Williams The Strad Issue: January 2020Description: Beautifully shaped string playing is the hallmark of this new instalmentMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) Thelma Handy (violin) Kate Richardson (violin) Alex Mitchell (viola) Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew ManzeWorks: Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music (orchestral version); ...
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ReviewMischa Maisky, Lily Maisky: 20th-Century Classics
A father–daughter combination achieves some almost miraculous musical moments
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ReviewMarina Thibeault: Elles
Three centuries of lovely and effective music seen through the female gaze
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ReviewQuatuor Voce: Mozart and Schubert
Eloquent playing, blurring the boundary between major and minor
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ReviewTessa Lark, Amy Yang: Fantasy
A violinist to watch – this Lark is most definitely on the ascent
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ReviewQuatuor Sine Nomine: Beethoven
Measured and thoughtful playing gives the music its full voice
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ReviewYardani Torres Maiani: Asteria: The Starlit Night
Flamenco, Baroque, jazz and world music add up to a winning combination
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ReviewLionel Handy, Jennifer Hughes: British Cello Works
Intense and well-judged performances of music by British women
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ReviewAmsterdam Sinfonietta: Tchaikovsky, Arensky
Russian music, including a new arrangement, played with panache
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ReviewQuatuor Hanson: All Shall Not Die
Audacious and refined go hand in hand in these intriguing performances
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ReviewDudok Quartet Amsterdam: Haydn
An auspicious start to what might become a complete Haydn cycle
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ReviewIlya Gringolts, Dmitry Kouzov: Eisler, Widmann, Ravel
Gripping and beautifully played duos that demand committed listening
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ReviewJames Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong: Beethoven
Clean and highly musical performances that want a little for character
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ReviewDiyang Mei: Transforming Viola
An attractive musical calling card from a prize-winning viola player
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ReviewLeon Bosch: 21st-Century Double Bass
The bass is supple and light on its feet in music from this century
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ReviewMathis Mayr, Antonis Anissegos: Feldman
Remarkable performances that seem to manipulate the passage of time
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ReviewAnne-Sophie Mutter: John Williams Across the Stars
Star violinist turns her hand to the movie music of our time
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja: Time & Eternity
A passionate, challenging and ultimately fascinating ‘concept’ album
