Review: Handel – Concerti Grossi (The Avison Ensemble / Pavlo Beznosiuk)
Handel’s Opus 6 set of concerti grossi is a textbook of string writing, which students have been studying for centuries.
January 3, 2011
Review: BARTÓK Piano Concertos 1 – 3 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, BBC Phil Orch / Noseda)
Any recording that fails to stress the contrasts between these pieces is missing something.
January 3, 2011
Review: Korngold – The String Quartets (Doric String Quartet)
If ever you needed a musical snapshot of Vienna between the wars, this is it.
January 3, 2011
Review: Mozart – Sonatas for Piano & Violin (Mitsuko Uchida, Mark Steinberg)
A sweeping portrayal of the depths Mozart was able to find within this most honed-back of all chamber ensembles.
January 3, 2011