The Classical Source Recommends
by: Colin Anderson
The Year 2019 marches on, and twenty-eight days were not enough for February. But music gives us a leap of faith: so, from last month’s reviews of recordings, a few selections, in no particular order, until the Winner is announced.
I was much taken by Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen’s Russian programme, including a real find in Kabalevsky’s Sonata – and if the cello is your bag, then Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Concerto is well-worth investigating. Not my usual sort of thing is Baroque harpsichord music, or so I thought until Mahan Esfahani came along … and I am now in danger of being Hyperion-centric, for a couple of Brahms-leaning Piano Trios by Hubert Parry have proved very rewarding. The Winner? First among equals more accurately, delightful orchestral and vocal music by Arriaga.
Wishing you all the best for March, mad hares and all, and of course some great listening.
Editor
The Classical Source
1 March 2019