Review: Prokofiev • Shostakovich (Catherine Hewgill, Vladimir Ashkenazy)
Coded messages pepper the sonatas of a pair of Soviet giants.
Greg Keane has been a Limelight contributor since 2008. He is a copywriter and has also lectured in music appreciation in the adult education sector. He has a prodigious collection of LPs and was previously a producer (aka the Dark Lord of Vinyl) of ABC Classic FM.
Coded messages pepper the sonatas of a pair of Soviet giants.
Brabbins croons a wonderful Foggy Day in London town.
Li reveals the awesome talent behind the cheery smile.
DG’s bigger fish reel in a particularly dramatic Trout.
Kirill Karabits loves Kareyev to bits, but it isn’t always clear why.
Trifonov and co elegantly explore Chopin’s long, exquisite shadow.
Fine neglected orchestral fare, but is it a masterpiece?
Ashkenazy's Shostakovich tribute with violinist Ray Chen reached an unforgettable incandescence.
Freire spans Brahms' keyboard output from go to whoa.
Gringolts nails Stravinsky's sometimes knotty violin output.
Fischer and his Hungarians offer us a Mahler Three to live with.
Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic have set new standards in these performances with the wind breathtakingly behind their virtuosic wings.
Storgårds and the BBC Phil do this never less than fascinating music proud.