February 2013

hoice Informed by our unrivalled panel of critics, we choose the month’s must-hear recordings

RACHMANINOV Vespers, ‘All-Night Vigil’, Op 37 Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Kļava Ondine ODE1206 5

Recording of the Month ‘There is a wonderfully kaleidoscopic palette of vocal colours throughout, with plenty of sonorous bloom for those celebrated deep bass notes’

MALCOLM RILEY’S REVIEW IS ON PAGE 56

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BARBER Cello Concerto. Cello Sonata. Adagio Christian Poltéra vc Kathryn Stott pf Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton BIS BIS1827 ‘Poltéra is outstanding and invariably well supported by the Bergen players under Litton.’

REVIEW ON PAGE 58

ELGAR. BRUCH. CARTER Works for Cello and Orchestra Alisa Weilerstein vc Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim Decca 478 2735DH ‘The young cellist Alisa Weilerstein has been called the new du Pré and I can see why…Her developing band of fans will devour this CD.’

REVIEW ON PAGE 61

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‘AMERICAN MAVERICKS’ Orchestral Works Jeremy Denk pf Paul Jacobs org San Francisco SO / Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media/Avie SFS0056 ‘Tilson Thomas considers each work to be “classic”, each note worthy of diligent finesse.’

REVIEW ON PAGE 68

DVOŘÁK String Quartets, Vol 1 Vogler Quartet with Oliver Treindl harm CPO CPO777 624 2 ‘An auspicious start to what promises to be a rewarding series, with Op 34, a litmus test for any quartet in Dvo∑ák, enjoying one of its best-ever recorded performances.’

REVIEW ON PAGE 70

MOZART Violin Sonatas Lars Vogt pf Christian Tetzla f vn Ondine ODE1204 2 ‘This disc brings together two musicians absolutely at the top of their game and with long experience of working together, as the easy dialogue between them amply demonstrates.’

REVIEW ON PAGE 72

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