Review: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 9 (Jonathan Biss)
A fine, felt, forcibly argued finish to a ripely individual survey.
February 25, 2020
Michael Quinn
Michael Quinn is a former theatre director and BBC Radio Drama producer who writes about classical music, opera and theatre. A former Deputy Editor of Gramophone, he is obituaries editor for The Stage, booklet editor for SOMM Recordings, and programming consultant to Northern Ireland’s newest arts centre, The Portico of Ards.
Articles by Michael Quinn
Review: Chopin: Impromptus, Waltzes and Mazurkas (Pavel Kolesnikov)
Kolesnikov stakes claim as Chopin interpreter of insight.
January 20, 2020
Review: Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas (Igor Levit)
Levit goes full cycle – pianist stakes his claim as a Beethovenian for contemporary ears.
November 29, 2019
Review: Haydn/Stegmann: Symphonies (Ivan Ilić)
It’s Haydn, but not as you’ve ever heard him before.
October 28, 2019
Review: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 (Berlin Philharmonic/Petrenko)
Berlin’s new broom – thrilling Pathétique announces formidable partnership.
September 12, 2019
Review: The Yiddish Cabaret (Jerusalem Quartet)
Expressive playing makes up for misleading title.
August 20, 2019
Review: Mendelssohn in Birmingham: Overtures (CBSO/Gardner)
A superbly played conclusion to an enterprising series.
August 20, 2019
Review: Schumann: Liederkreis, Kernerlieder (Matthias Goerne, Leif Ove Andsnes)
Head and heart: Goerne and Andsnes mix drama and poetry.
July 30, 2019
Review: Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus (Sir András Schiff)
Schiff reborn guarantees revelations aplenty.
July 22, 2019
Review: Britten • Purcell (Doric String Quartet)
Superbly played rumination on meeting of musical minds.
June 17, 2019
Review: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Jan Lisiecki)
Lisiecki brings winning youthful brio and ardour to Mendelssohn’s Piano.
May 20, 2019
Review: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 (Paul Jacobs, Utah Symphony/Thierry Fischer)
Saint-Saëns with American muscle and Gallic lyricism.
April 15, 2019