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...
Two favourite Bach cantatas for bass voice sung by Christoph Prégardien, one of the most respected lyric tenors of his...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 02/2024
Stuttgart’s distinguished Bach credentials in the post war years were largely built on the twin pillars of Karl Münchinger and...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 02/2024
‘Far more than a mere bridge between the two artistic peaks of the 18th century’ is how I recently described...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2024
From most pianists, this sort of grab-bag programme would tend to be a collection of personal favourites, perhaps played from...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 02/2024
Don’t be fooled by the funky title-lettering on the booklet. The programme of ‘La danse’ is hardly calculated for kicking...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 02/2024
This pair of generously filled discs attests to the Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams’s passion for this repertoire and his capacity...
Reviewed by Stephen Cera in issue: 02/2024
This latest release from the pianist and activist Igor Levit is his personal response to the atrocities of 7 October....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2024
The main challenge for pianists taking on Granados’s Goyescas is making both literal and musical sense out of the composer’s...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2024
You have to hand it to Martin Jones. Now in his 84th year, he has amassed an extraordinary discography of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2024
Volume 8 of David Ponsford’s magisterial survey of 18th-century French organ music was recorded in May 2023 in Marmoutier Abbey...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 02/2024
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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