Piano The many sides of Sabine Weyer The Luxembourgan pianist Sabine Weyer's most recent disc, Mysteries, has just been released on the Ars Produktion label. It's at once a celebration of the music of Nikolai Miaskovsky -
Piano A composer like no other: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Mythologising about composers in general is rife: think Wagner, Beethoven; or Mozart with his Freemasonry and the alleged rivalry with Salieri. Few composers hold such a fascination as Sorabji (1892-1988)
Beethoven A Creative Collision, A Bag of Bagatelles Hodges' disc holds a definite authority, given his working relationship to Birtwistle
Piano A trip to the opera, on the piano: Vanessa Benelli Mosell It is not so often posts are tagged as both "Piano" and "Opera," but that's the case here. Even rarer in music criticism, I would have thought, for two versions
Chopin BBC Young Musician winner Lara Melda plays Chopin Lara Melda is most definitely a name to watch
Piano An American Celebration: Gershwin, Harbison, Tower, Piston Glorious Americana in powerful performances
Beethoven Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: Beethoven Piano Concertos from Sweden A magnificent set; one to cherish
Bach A Tale of Two Goldbergs; or, a Tale of Two Opposites Two high-profile pianists have released their interpretations of Bach's Goldberg Variations, on two major labels, Hyperion and Deutsche Grammofon. Pavel Kolesnikov, on Hyperion, presents a performance that is shot full
Glass Les Enfants terribles: the haunting music of Philip Glass Glass' music is unique, and here to stay
Piano The Messenger: Helene Grimaud in Mozart and Silvestrov One of the most forward-thinking of musicians around today, Hélène Grimaud's releases on the Yellow Label are never less than stimulating. Think of her meditation on memory in her album
Beethoven Conquering Everest: Complete Beethoven Solo Works from Martino Tirimo At Amazon's current price, this has to be the bargain of the decade.
Contemporary The heady, complex and beautiful music of Thomas Adès No-one is going to pretend the music of Thomas Adès is going to be easy. Like much of the best music, it reveals its secrets over time. I was very,
Piano Benjamin Grosvenor plays Chopin Concertos Very much in the news right now as winner of the Gramophone Concerto Award, Benjamin Grosvenor has very much been part of the international piano scene for some time, with
Hindemith A Tale of Two Hindemiths ... Music for violin and piano, and for piano solo, from this still under-rated composer
Record Label Focus Label Focus: Alpha's ferocious curiosity A look at a label that likes to explore ...
Piano Víkingur Ólafsson in Debussy and Rameau Although far from the first pianist to take the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1684-1764) to the piano (Gilels, Sokolov, Hewitt ...) the idea of presenting a whole disc of Debussy alternating
Piano Tempo e Tempi: Beethoven meets Carter meets Mumford 2020 is Beethoven year, after all: pianist Pina Napolitano reminds us of his greatness
Bach Murray Perahia in Bach: The French Suites The recent reappearance of Murray Perahia on records has been a source of deep joy. His exquisitely sculpted Bach is infinitely touching.
