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...
‘Green’ is the final volume in a three-disc series by the Amaryllis Quartet that combines contemporary works for string quartet...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 02/2014
With mandolin players such as Avi Avital and Chris Thile doing such wondrous things with Bach et al, you might...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 02/2014
Another C major Quintet – following on from the Pavel Haas Quartet (with cellist Danjulo Ishizaka), whose interpretation I have...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2014
Julius Röntgen (1855 1932) was hugely prolific, his output extending to around 500 works. It is fair to say that...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 02/2014
Jørgen Jersild (1913-2004) was a pupil of Poul Schierbeck and thus a grand-pupil of Nielsen. He was introduced by his...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 02/2014
Period instruments in Schubert and Hummel chamber recordings are still relatively thin on the ground. And this pairing of works...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2014
The first thing that strikes you about Denise Djokic is her sound. It’s plush and beautifully moulded. She’s at her...
Reviewed in issue 02/2014
We can only speculate what might have been if Britten had met a violinist to inspire him at his peak....
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 02/2014
Frank Braley has not always received unconditionally good reviews as an accompanist – his big sound and strong musical personality...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 02/2014
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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