Announcing the 2023 Limelight Recordings of the Year
A nail-bitingly close contest sees an independent label carry off the top prize.
November 21, 2023
Frederik Øland on coming of age with late Beethoven
The Danish String Quartet violinist explains how the Prism series has been a rite of passage.
August 8, 2023
Review: Prism V (Danish String Quartet)
Beethoven’s final utterance and Webern’s earliest conclude Danish String Quartet series.
July 24, 2023
On the Record: August 2023
Danes complete their Prism project, Bychkov delivers a blistering Resurrection, outstanding Beethoven from Ohlsson in the mountains, and Piers Lane goes to town . . . again!
July 24, 2023
On the Record: New classical albums in September 2022
Vaughan Williams’ 150th tops and tails this month’s new classical albums, plus the latest from the Danish String Quartet, a classic Bryn Terfel recital and a heartfelt new Traviata.
August 22, 2022
Review: Prism IV (Danish String Quartet)
Finessed, insightful playing makes a strong claim for attention.
August 2, 2022
Review: Prism III (Danish String Quartet)
Scintillating Scandinavian string playing shines a new light on Beethoven's art.
March 26, 2021
Review: Beethoven: The Late Quartets (Danish String Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)
One of today's great string quartets delivers unique accounts of Beethoven's music of the future.
February 20, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Early Quartets (Danish String Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)
Three Danes and a Norwegian exhibit crystal clarity and an imaginative eye to the future in early Beethoven.
February 11, 2020
Review: Prism II (Danish String Quartet)
Scandi foursome refract a beam of musical light.
October 28, 2019
Review: Huntington Estate Music Festival, Opening Weekend (Musica Viva)
Virtuosic playing by the Goldner and Danish String Quartets, and a star turn by pianist Olga Kern.
November 20, 2017