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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GADE Chamber Works
Just over two decades ago, Niels W Gade’s 1864 Sextet was hailed in these pages as his ‘finest extended chamber...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 08/2015
FINZI Five Bagatelles. Diabelleries. Interlude
Although Finzi did not compose much chamber music, his innately contrapuntal style, informed by enduring fascination for the music of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 08/2015
BRAHMS Piano Trios
Brahms’s three piano trios make an obvious programme for disc, even if, played one after the other, there’s just slightly...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 08/2015
BOTTESINI Chamber Works
Your reviewer first discovered the undemanding delights of Bottesini on an early-ish CD (1986) originally on ASV with the young...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2015
VIVALDI; ALBINONI Trio Sonatas
The misnomer sonata da chiesa for the Corellian sequence of slow-fast-slow-fast movements has somehow stuck for good, even if such...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 08/2015
YSAŸE Six Sonatas for Solo Violin
Alina Ibragimova has made many fine recordings in recent years, but this solo Ysaÿe disc must count as one of...
Reviewed in issue 07/2015
Romaria: Choral Music from Brazil
The rainforest tape that opens this remarkable disc might seem a Brazilian cliché – and in a sense it is....
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 07/2015
Purcell’s Revenge: Sweeter than Roses?
Folk-minded early music ensemble Concerto Caledonia have titled their latest disc ‘Purcell’s Revenge’ but to many listeners its irreverent reworkings...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2015
Love I Obey
Look back over the classical releases of the past few years and you’ll see a trend emerging. Sitting somewhere at...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2015
Christianne Stotijn: If the Owl Calls Again
Song recitals don’t come much more eclectic than this. In the booklet interview Christianne Stotijn reveals her fascination with the...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 07/2015
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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