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Textura Review for Miranda Cuckson’s Világ
“Világ, a Hungarian word meaning “world” or “illumination,” is an apt title choice for Miranda Cuckson’s double-CD collection of unaccompanied violin performances. In featuring pieces by composers from Hungary, Iran, Canada, Germany, and Italy, the release is global in span. It’s also illuminating, not only for its compositional diversity but for Cuckson’s extraordinary playing. In…
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Denis Stevens Remembered in Gramophone
Orpheus director Gregory Barbero has written an in-depth look at the work of Denis Stevens and the new Orpheus recordings highlighting his groundbreaking work for Gramophone: “I came to know of Denis Stevens (1922–2004) because he took up a remarkable amount of room. I was going through the offices of Vanguard Classics a few months…
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The Young János Starker Named an Editor’s Choice
Parnassus release, The Young János Starker is an April 2023 Gramophone Editor’s Choice for Re-issue/Archive! An unmissable insight into cellist János Starker’s early work, featuring a performance of Kodály’s Solo Cello Sonata that’s ‘truly sensational’ “I heard János Starker play [Kodály’s Cello Sonata] on the radio. I loved it, though hearing his Columbia LP version…
