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Philip Borg-Wheeler
Haydn, Ligeti & Hensel: String quartets (Solo Musica)
A fabulous debut recording, not to be missed [PBW]
Nielsen: Symphony No 3 and Flute Concerto (Chandos)
Good performances but no special interpretative insights [PBW]
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 & Piano Sonata No 14 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Overall, this is an unsatisfying and disappointing CD [PBW]
Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8 (Pristine Audio)
Great, essential performances, clearly recognisable even with less than ideal sound quality [PBW]
R Schumann: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (BIS)
Superb performances of lesser-known but deeply rewarding Schumann [PBW]
Mozart: The Piano Quartets (Chandos)
Fine playing, but the interpretations are a matter of personal taste [PBW]
Weber: The Clarinet as Prima Donna (Evil Penguin)
Thoroughly musical, but rather plain, sober and lacking in panache [PBW]
Beethoven: Piano Trios (Sony Classical)
A terrific Ghost Trio, less impressive E flat major Trio [PBW]
Poulenc: Stabat Mater (BR Klassik)
An unusual programme, attractive, but somewhat generic performances [PBW]
Bartók: Chamber Works (Decca)
A stunning CD – fantastic performances of strongly contrasting works [PBW]
Jones: Piano Music (Lyrita)
Martin Jones proves a strong advocate for this intriguing repertoire [PBW]
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends (Forgotten Records)
A strong performance, if sometimes tending towards literalness [PBW]
Sibelius: Symphony 4 (Forgotten Records)
An interesting but largely disappointing CD, mainly because of an underpowered performance of the symphony [PBW]
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