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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Friends of the Lute
A fictitious letter excerpted in the booklet-notes to this attractive release paints a scene in which WF Bach ‘brings about...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 05/2014
20th Century Wind Quintets
The perky dialogue between oboe and bassoon in André Jolivet’s Sonatine of 1963, while falling outside the general wind-quintet orbit...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 05/2014
Duos Duette Duos
The duo for violin and viola, as perfected in Mozart’s two examples, is a particularly satisfying form. The instruments are...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 05/2014
BERKELEY Clarion Call FERGUSON Octet WOOD Septet
This enterprising programme succeeds through the strength of its contrasts. The opening, bright astringency of Michael Berkeley’s Clarion Call and...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 05/2014
Ciaccona: Works for Harpsichord
In a few works on this fascinating recording, one can hear perhaps a few faint echoes of the rollicking and...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 05/2014
A piacere: Music for viola da gamba
With origins in the music of Moorish Spain, German chamber music, Italian courtly life and even early flamenco, the viola...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 05/2014
An Amadeus Affair
(Greg) Anderson and (Elizabeth Joy) Roe, a thirty-something American piano duo, are not prone to self-deprecation. They are apparently ‘revolutionizing...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2014
ARNOLD Concerto for Two Violins and Strings ATTERBURG Suite
The Mainz Virtuosi are a multinational string ensemble comprising fellow students at the Hochschule für Musik in Mainz. As they...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 05/2014
VÉGH String Quartets
It’s most pleasant to meet an unknown composer from the past. János Végh (1845-1918) came from an aristocratic family and...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 05/2014
Sarasate: Transcriptions and Arrangements
This is the eighth disc of Sarasate that the violinist Tianwa Yang has recorded for Naxos. It has the great...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 05/2014
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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