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...
Winner of the prestigious Premio Venezia prize, Vincenzo Maltempo rides high among many young and gifted Italian pianists. And after...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 01/2015
Nelson Goerner presents some of Schumann’s wildest children in this finely recorded recital, beginning with the mighty Etudes symphoniques. Beauty...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 01/2015
Shai Wosner muses in his booklet essay on the notion of Schubert and time, observing that often the composer’s short...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 01/2015
Initial enthusiasm for a record largely devoted to Schubert dances is easily dampened if the performances are insufficiently vital, affectionate...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 01/2015
The 1990 winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition ranges far and wide and, having recently introduced us to the...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2015
Christa Landon’s numbering 1 to 62 is followed. But her 1960s edition was superseded in 2009 when Wiener Urtext published...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 01/2015
The end is in sight: 12 down, three to go. Scherbakov’s Herculean task of recording all of Leopold Godowsky’s music...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2015
Godard’s fortunes have taken a decided turn for the better in recent years, with two recordings of both his piano...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2015
Janina Fialkowska continues her Chopin odyssey with a subtle and elusive challenge. The 55 Mazurkas (extended from what was once...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 01/2015
The third volume in Barry Douglas’s Brahms cycle once again suggests carefully considered and imaginative programme-planning rather than following a...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 01/2015
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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