Newest Reviews
Saariaho: Songs (Ondine)
Two very late works and a brief early song cycle by this significant Finnish composer [GH]
Handel: Water Music & Royal Fireworks (Sony Classical)
Malgoire’s second recording of the two famous Handel suites in period style has worn remarkably well [RMo]
Beethoven: Symphonies No.1, 2, 7; Brahms: Symphony No.4 (Forgotten Records)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding Beethoven Seventh, but the rest of the programme is very mixed [WH]
Blake: Spieltrieb, String Trio, A Month in the Country (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Blake’s accessible music never fails to impress with its invention and generous melody [IL]
Scriabin: Bright Lights, Dark Flames (Azure Sky)
Playing that truly draws you into both the more lyrical and dissonant worlds of a notoriously difficult composer [SGa]
Sinner, Don’t Let This Harvest Pass (Métier)
Variations for piano that cannot fail to inspire awe and catharsis [ACG]
In Search of Lost Time — Shchedrin, Stravinsky, Sergei Taneyev (Genuin)
Monumental input from each composer, and recording and performance quality to match [DC]
Jack Hancher (guitar): Muse (Deux-Elles)
Delightful, delicate arrangements for guitar of some very well-known piano works [KT]
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