Review: Variety: The Art of Variation (Meret Lüthi, Les Passions de l’Ame)
Violin variations showcase Biber’s retuned sounds.
Paul Ballam-Cross is a writer and classical guitarist. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance and a Doctor of Philosophy, majoring in Musicology. He loves collecting records and will happily spend hours researching everything from the Baroque to noise rock.
Violin variations showcase Biber’s retuned sounds.
Scarlatti delights, but is four discs too much of a good thing?
New drones, same as the old drones in Dessner string works.
Love is in the air in this neatly judged Valentine’s recital.
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Power, yes, but this opening gala concert is missing the glory.
Music for low lute bears fruit on Nordberg’s fine debut disc.
The Icelandic pianist, who Limelight's critics have voted our International Artist of the Year 2019, tells us about his forays into the music of Philip Glass and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Revived sonatas thrill, but what a pity there’s no more.
Meditative genre-crossing pianos and synths let down by sound issues.
Intimate song recital of old and new-ish favourites proves a winner.
SXS get up close and personal with a mixed bag of chamber works.
Adversity led to invention in chamber-style Tchaikovsky, when Alondra de la Parra had to withdraw sick at the last minute.