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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MAHLER Symphony No 5
First impressions are of an imposing acoustic (Cologne Philharmonie) and – on the back of an unflinching down-the-line trumpet solo...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 12/2014
Hymns to Saint Ceciia
With their latest disc, The Choir of Royal Holloway and Music Director Rupert Gough ensure that Oxbridge ensembles don’t have...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 12/2014
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (complete)
In this final instalment of their trilogy of Tchaikovsky ballet recordings, it comes as no surprise that the players in...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2014
JS BACH Italian Concerto. French Overture. Aria Variata
The high standards of Vladimir Ashkenazy’s previous two solo Bach outings operate less consistently in the present release. Observing full...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2014
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
At first sight it seems strange that LSO Live should be revisiting this repertoire after the remarkable success of a...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 12/2014
HOWELLS When first thine eies unveil
There is something distinctly numinous about the sound of Howells’s choral music, especially for unaccompanied choir, and in the hands...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 12/2014
HAYDN String Quartets Op 20 (complete)
Papa Haydn. Is he, in today’s pejorative meaning, pretty close to the image of a simpleton? The Doric Quartet say...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 12/2014
RAMEAU Pièces de Clavecin
Some of the finest harpsichordists of our day have celebrated Rameau’s 250th anniversary with versions of his highly regarded if...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/2014
SCHUMANN Scenes from Goethe's Faust
Since Benjamin Britten broke a lance for it in 1973, Scenes from Goethe’s Faust has not suffered from the choral-society...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 12/2014
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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