All by itself, Vol. 6 of the Sorrel Quartet's recordings of the string quartets of Shostakovich is an impressive achievement. Taken in context of the complete cycle, this achievement is even more impressive. The Sorrel Quartet is a smart, strong, and sensitive ensemble with a sympathetic understanding of Shostakovich's style, and its performances ...
Violinist Peter Cropper is undoubtedly best known for his 40-year career as first violinist of the Lindsays string quartet. The Lindsays had a singular ability to deliver exceptionally energetic performances; this energy was likely responsible for their many fans as well as detractors. The abundance of energy sometimes came at the price of ...
Steven Osborne continues his enthralling performances of Messiaen's piano works, with Martin Roscoe joining him for the two-piano Visions de l'Amen. The two of them are flawlessly matched in their strength, control, and range of expression, even though for much of the work the two piano parts are largely independent. They move together from ...
Why is Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) relatively famous while Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) is relatively unknown? Simple -- Scriabin wrote outrageously erotic music, died a horrible death and became an unlikely hero of the Soviet state while Szymanowski wrote elegantly erotic music, died a lingering death, and was a musical hero of the soon to be ...
While these performances of Rachmaninov's works for two pianos are not exactly subtle and surely not restrained, they are nevertheless absolutely riveting. Separately, English pianist Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe are fabulous virtuosos; together, they are a non-stop music machine of incredible power and unbelievable strength. Try "Páques," the ...
Ashley Wass continues his recordings of Arnold Bax's piano music for Naxos with this volume of music for two pianos made with Martin Roscoe. This is only the second recording made of these particular works, and with Wass' and Roscoe's excellent performance, it's hard not to talk about the worthiness of the music. Some may think of it as imitative ...
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