Alba
Madetoja: Intimate Garden (Alba)
(Déjà Review) Played by a fine advocate well attuned to the music and its endearingly soft melancholia [RB]
Bowen & Clarke: Viola Sonatas (Alba)
Engineering sabotages decent enough performances of two British viola sonatas [JW]
Wennäkoski: Zeng (Alba)
A fine survey of Wennäkoski’s chamber music in good performances and recording [HC]
Recharged by Nature – Contemporary Nordic Works (Alba)
Two magnificent, distinctively folk-tinged concertos are vividly brought to life [RHa]
Bach: Goldberg Variations (Alba)
A poetic, refined, beautifully played account from a remarkable young Finnish pianist [RMo]
Recharged by Nature. Contemporary Nordic Works (Alba)
Delightful new music to recharge even the most jaded listener [DMD]
Rebecca & Louise – Chamber Works (Alba)
Two fine chamber works given passionately committed performances by this outstanding Finnish ensemble [GPJ]
Pohjola: String Quartets Nos 5-7 (Alba)
Three substantial string quartets in committed performances and a fine recording [HC]
Nordgren: Streams (Alba)
Another welcome addition to Nordgren’s discography, thanks to Alba’s untiring support [HC]
Diagonal Music (Alba)
Played with such evident affection for the music, both contemporary and classical [MSt]
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