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Saturday Listening: February 4, 2023

Saturday Listening: February 4, 2023
Alma Thomas, "Breeze Rustling Through Fall Flowers" (1951)
  • "Uncovered, Vol. 3" - the Catalyst Quartet plays works from Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson, William Grant Still, and George Walker in this third installment of its ongoing Uncovered anthology
  • "Ravel: Piano Music, Vol. 2" - Azerbaijani pianist Oleg Marshev plays Ravel with commitment, drawing brilliant colors from the notes on the page through measured bouts of steeliness and sentimentality
  • "Music for Strings" - music for string orchestra from Vaughan Williams, Howells, Delius, and Elgar is beautifully performed here by Sinfonia of London, whose players maintain a glowing core to their ensemble sound from head to tail
  • "The Handel Project" - a crisp recording from South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho, who plays Handel with a welcome clarity and warmth
  • "Clara & Robert Schumann: Piano Concertos" - a fine new album featuring Beatrice Rana's poetic interpretations alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe