Saturday, 27 March 2021

Electric Shostakovich and polished Stravinsky from Andris Nelsons in Boston

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Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO © Aram Boghosian Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons (conductor) Michael Zaretsky (viola) Randall Hod...
Thursday, 4 March 2021

CD Reviews - March 2021

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American composer-pianist  Michael Brown takes the title of his latest recording, Noctuelles from the first movement of Maurice Ravel's...
Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Light at the end of the tunnel from Elena Urioste and Aurora principals at Kings Place

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Elena Urioste © Nick Rutter Elena Urioste (violin) Aurora Orchestra - Principal Players inc. Sally Pryce (harp) Ruth Gibson (viola) Tom ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021

CD Reviews - February 2021

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First up this month, a great new disc of works by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Piazzolla brought the music of the ‘Nuevo tango’ to concert ...

Defiantly alive Dvořák and joyful Schubert from the Nash Ensemble

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Nash Ensemble © Wigmore Hall Nash Ensemble Alasdair Beatson (piano) Stephanie Gonley (violin) Lawrence Power (viola) Adrian Brendel (cel...
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...