Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - SonatasIn the 250th Beethoven anniversary year, Jean Efflam Bavouzet has chosen this programme of works by contemporary composers to illuminate and contextualize Beethoven's extraordinary output for piano. In his explanatory note for the album, the pianist writes: 'Just as a mountain peak is always surrounded by other perhaps less lofty but no less fascinating summits, the major works of Beethoven are not isolated rock formations rising from the desert, but,

In 2014 Viguela began reviewing their own approach to the interpretation of traditional music

The medics rely on friendship

Backed by a who's-who of stalwarts from the Columbus

The process of writing Atlas began back in 2020 when she reacquainted herself with the piano

"In His Infernal Majesty's Service" exemplifies their dark artistry

Colombo Taccani

the period instruments served as a challenge and as a stimulus

In 1594 Carlo Gesualdo

" Aside from Jerry Gaskill on drums for most of the tracks and Christian Nesmith providing a few backing vocals

The latter's Fourth Symphony is presented here: music full of sonority and pain and at the same time a favourite of Kirill Petrenko

Schnittke/ Putnins/ Tohert - Choral Works

thus becoming one of the first lutenists to improvise ricercari in public