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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MARAZZOLI Occhi Belli, Occhi Neri
The renowned Parmesan harpist and tenor Marco Marazzoli (c1605-1662) benefited from the patronage of Cardinal Antonio Barberini, whose family secured...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 04/2014
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde BUSONI Berceuse élégiaque
The real hero of this somewhat disappointing account of Mahler’s valedictory ‘symphony with voices’ is the Tonhalle Orchestra. In spacious,...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 04/2014
BRUNEAU Requiem
The fact that Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934) studied with Massenet and had ripe operatic instincts is something that can scarcely...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 04/2014
JS BACH St John Passion
The opening chorus of any St John Passion will tell you much about the rest of the performance and here...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 04/2014
APERGHIS Wölfli-Kantata
The outsider art of Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930), the Swiss-German autodidact who spent his entire adult life in an asylum, has...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 04/2014
ADAMS The Gospel According to the other Mary
The Other Mary is Mary Magdalene. We may know her as the (supposedly) reformed prostitute who washed Jesus’s feet with...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 04/2014
Christophe Pantillon: French Cello Solo Works after 1945
This disc may sound suspiciously like a gimmick by which to group together some hard-to-place niche repertoire but Christophe Pantillon’s...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 04/2014
Matthias Schorn: Music for Clarinet Solo
Back in 1976, Helmut Lachenmann composed his Accanto – a typically subversive and uncompromising critique of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 04/2014
Tom Poster: In Dance and Song
This lovingly chosen recital – striking in both choice and performance – celebrates dance and song, key aspects of music...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 04/2014
SCHUMANN Études symphoniques. Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Leon McCawley launches his all Schumann disc in high spirits with Faschingsschwank aus Wien. It’s the faster movements that come...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 04/2014
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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