Friday, 22 January 2021

Darkly intense Berg from Kavakos, with uplifting Schubert from Rattle and the LSO

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Leonidas Kavakos © London Symphony Orchestra Leonidas Kavakos (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Streamed Thu...
Tuesday, 19 January 2021

CD Reviews - January 2021

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Barry Douglas ’ survey of Schubert piano works began back in 2014. In the fifth volume, Douglas presents us with two Sonatas , both composed...
Monday, 21 December 2020

CD Review - Over the Rainbow

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Just time before Christmas to add a late review of a lovely disc I received from Convivium Records . Over the Rainbow is a collection of so...
Friday, 11 December 2020

CD Reviews - December 2020

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I’ve been following the work of composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad (b.1980) for a number of years now, and it was a great delight to explore her ...
Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Refreshing Beethoven from Benedetti, Kuusisto and the Philharmonia

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Nicola Benedetti, Pekka Kuusisto & the Philharmonia © Camilla Greenwell Nicola Benedetti (violin) Pekka Kuusisto (conductor) Philharmo...
Monday, 23 November 2020

Defiant celebration and emotional depth from Kanneh-Mason, Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & the CBSO © CBSO Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Mirga Graži...
Thursday, 12 November 2020

CD Reviews - November 2020

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Violinist Kinga Ujszászi and harpsichordist Tom Foster have been exploring the riches of an amazing archive of around 1750 works from the ...