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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JS BACH St Matthew Passion
The elements constituting an unforgettable Bach Passion journey are always splendidly elusive. Lindsay Kemp wrote that the Academy of Ancient...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2015
JS BACH St Matthew Passion
The St Matthew Passion was probably first performed in 1727 but the music we usually hear is from Bach’s revised...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2015
JS BACH St Mark Passion
Picander’s libretto for the St Mark Passion was published in his edition of collected poetry (1732). Bach’s lost setting was...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2015
TELEMANN; JSBACH; GRAUPNER Cantatas and Overtures
Behind this project’s eye-catching title lies a neat concept, and a more nuanced reality. The lives of Bach, Telemann, and...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 06/2015
DEVIENNE; GIANELLA; CLUCK; PLEYEL Flute Concertos
These four concertos are linked by the fact that they were all composed in Paris immediately before or after the...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2015
Poema: Works for Cello and Strings
Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002) was at one time an avant-garde firebrand, his first three symphonies (1962 64) and some other works...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2015
The Orchestra: Abbado and the Musicians of the Orchestra Mozart
The Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado’s last great musical project, ran into financial trouble even before the maestro’s death. Hence this...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2015
New Music With Guitar Vol 9
The words ‘new music with guitar’ can strike fear into the heart of even the most intrepid musical explorer. Thankfully...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 06/2015
The Central Band of the Royal Air Force: British Classics
It was my good fortune that the junior school I attended made a speciality of performing English folk dances, which...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 06/2015
Romain Leleu: Trumpet Concertos
On this disc Romain Leleu and the Orchestre d’Auvergne present trumpet concertos from the second half of the 20th century...
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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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