Echoes of Genius: From the Dawn of Electrical Recording to Hidden Violin Treasures
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
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CAGE Aria. Ryoanji
In her magnificent recent biography of Charlotte Moorman – the New York cellist who moulded modern composition towards sexualised performance...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 08/2015
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
This is Bernard Haitink’s first recording of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, a remarkable fact in itself which becomes doubly so when...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 08/2015
American Polyphony
This is an atmospheric anthology, fastidiously chosen and delivered by this fine choir. The Barber Agnus Dei, the vocal version...
Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 08/2015
JS BACH Motets
The discography of Bach’s motets is as extensive and diverse as that devoted to any iconic set of Baroque choral...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 08/2015
J BACH; JC BACH; JM BACH Vocal Works
The mystique of the ‘Vor Bach’ generations has intensified in the last 30 years, from the early recorded forays of...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 08/2015
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 10
Andris Nelsons’s first (live) recording as Music Director of the Boston Symphony is quite something. It carries the title ‘Under...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 08/2015
Paolo Bordogna: Tutto buffo
The young Italian baritone Paolo Bordogna rattles and prattles his way through this programme of comic arias with an easy...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 08/2015
Miah Persson: Sempre libera
Swedish soprano Miah Persson uses this recital to go a grade or two heavier than her accustomed Mozart, Handel and...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 08/2015
VERDI Simon Boccanegra
What? Simon Boccanegra without Plácido Domingo in the title-role? Ever since Dmitri Hvorostovsky began stepping carefully into the heavier Verdi...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 08/2015
W TODD Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
A promenade performance round London’s Holland Park of Will Todd’s opera for children must have been a delightful experience, as...
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 08/2015
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Myra Hess: a national treasure revisited in Jessica Duchen’s biography
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Mahler in miniature: Stephen Downes delivers a witty, wry portrait for the Critical Lives series
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Michel Béroff at 75: Erato's monumental box-set celebrates a brilliant and versatile pianist
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
Fell Audio debuts with British-made hi-fi duo offering style, substance, and value
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
New box-sets: Beethoven from Barenboim, Arrau and Klemperer, plus Irmgard Seefried Edition
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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