Chamber nominations

Ysaÿe • Franck • L Boulanger • Vierne Ysaÿe: Poème elégiaque; Franck:

Violin Sonata in A; Vierne: Violin Sonata in G minor; Lili Boulanger: Nocturne

Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Hyperion CDA 68204

Reviewed May 2019

This is simply superb in every way. Ibragimova and Tiberghien’s nuanced performance of Franck’s evergreen Violin Sonata is among the finest, balanced in this impeccable programme by Vierne’s equally captivating Sonata, the disc exquisitely framed by Ysaÿe’s intense Poème elégiaque and Lili Boulanger’s entrancing Nocturne.

Caroline Shaw

Orange

Attacca Quartet Nonesuch 7559-79260-9 Reviewed August 2019

The Pulitzer Prizewinning American composer takes a classic musical form and reimagines it for the 21st century in this stunning collection of short works for string quartet. Immediate and sophisticated, Shaw’s music remains wholly accessible. The Attacca Quartet’s performance is superb, revealing the music’s poetic heart.

Bartók • Veress

Veress: String Trio; Bartók: Piano Quintet in C

Kelemen, Frang (violin), Kokas, Power (viola), Altstaedt (cello), Lonquich (piano)

Alpha Classics ALPHA 458 Reviewed Nov 2019 Combining the lush Romanticism of early Bartók and a hauntingly applied brand of serialism from the littleknown composer

Sándor Veress, some of today’s leading young chamber players draw together a spellbinding programme from the byways of Hungarian chamber music. Once again Vilde Frang works curatorial miracles.