February 25, 2020
Review: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 9 (Jonathan Biss)
A fine, felt, forcibly argued finish to a ripely individual survey.
February 25, 2020
Review: Roger Smalley: Piano, vocal and chamber music (Fiebig, Davie)
A dose of Smalley proves less can be considerably more.
February 25, 2020
Review: American Rage (Conrad Tao)
Rising American star asks can classical music be political?
February 25, 2020
Review: Roy Agnew: Piano Music (Stephanie McCallum)
A once-acclaimed composer gets his overdue recognition.
February 22, 2020
Review: Kirill Gerstein in Recital (Carnegie Hall, New York)
Gerstein offers food for thought served up through the medium of a tangy Austro-Hungarian goulash.
February 17, 2020
Review: Garrick Ohlsson (Musica Viva Australia, Perth Festival)
A flawless recital by one of the giants of the piano.
January 29, 2020
Review: Latin Soul (Fabio Martino)
Fabio Martino serves up a hot recital in every sense of the word.
January 29, 2020
Review: Schubert: Last Piano Sonatas (Francesco Piemontesi)
A subtle, Swiss take on a trio of late Schubert sonatas.
January 20, 2020
Review: Pax Britannica (Robert James Stove)
Rule, Britannia! Old fashioned organ gems rediscovered.
January 20, 2020
Review: Kapsberger: Intavolatura di Chitarone (Jonas Nordberg)
Music for low lute bears fruit on Nordberg’s fine debut disc.
January 20, 2020
Review: Chopin: Impromptus, Waltzes and Mazurkas (Pavel Kolesnikov)
Kolesnikov stakes claim as Chopin interpreter of insight.
January 17, 2020
Review: Atlas of the Sky (Speak Percussion, Sydney Festival)
Symbolism and metaphor abound in this complex, ambitious, exciting work by Liza Lim for soprano with ensemble.
December 12, 2019
Review: Bach: Cello Suites (Emmanuelle Bertrand)
A wondrous new recording of Bach’s immortal music for cello.