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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Romina Basso: Lamento
Romina Basso collaborates with the Greek continuo trio Latinitas Nostra in this curate’s egg of laments by Italian composers of...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2014
Canción amorosa
What? A Spanish song disc that does not have Falla’s Siete canciones populares españolas? That cycle seems all but obligatory...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2014
Stanislav Khristenko: Fantasies
Stanislav Khristenko’s first-place victory in the 2013 Cleveland International Piano Competition generated well-deserved online chatter, much of it directed to...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2014
CHOPIN Piano Works
Entitled ‘Dedication’, Roger Peltzman’s Chopin recital is made in memory of his uncle, the pianist and teacher Norbert Stern who,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2014
Lisa Schatzman: Reminiscences
The composer’s names are familiar but the titles – and the medium in which they’re written – are mostly unknown....
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2014
PONCE Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2
Having a sweet tooth and a fondness for heady bravura concertos, I’ve had a soft spot for Manuel Ponce’s Piano...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2014
HANDEL Terpsichore. Ariodante - Ballet Music
Handel’s only ballet prologue Terpsicore was added to a revival of Il pastor fido in November 1734. It presents Apollo...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2014
SZYMANOWSKI Violin Concertos. Mythes
When it comes to recording Szymanowski’s violin concertos, given a first-rate soloist, orchestra and conductor, a decent hall, a sympathetic...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2014
CALDARA La concordia de' pianeti
On November 19, 1723, Emperor Charles VI and his empress Elisabeth stayed at Znojmo Castle in southern Moravia where Caldara’s...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2014
LINJAMA The Birth of the Baptist
Jyrki Linjama (b1962), a pupil of Heininen, Rautavaara and Durkó, has become increasingly drawn to church and sacred music lately....
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2014
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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