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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Archipel Machaut: Medieval Music & New Music
Something fairly improbable but thoroughly refreshing. Margit Kern is an accordion player not just of astonishing skill but also with...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 12/2013
American Masterpieces for Piano Duo
>Arias & Barcarolles, its title borrowed from a post-concert presidential faux pas, was Leonard Bernstein’s last major work. ‘I like...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 12/2013
21st Century Portraits: exxj
Ensemble XX Jahrhundert has operated out of Vienna since 1971, the group’s core mission to champion Schoenberg, Webern and Berg...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 12/2013
SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphonies Opp110a & 118a WEINBERG Concertino Op 42
The young(-ish) musicians of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta here celebrate the 25th anniversary of their ensemble in style. The care that...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 12/2013
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe
If this disc shows anything most of all, it is the mastery that Schumann displayed as a Lieder writer. The...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 12/2013
RIES Wind Nocturnes Nos 1 & 2 MOZART Partita K361
CPO are certainly flying the flag for Beethoven’s friend and one-time pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838), who made his name as...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2013
HINDEMITH Violin Sonatas
No sooner has the dust settled on Frank Peter Zimmermann’s wonderful disc of three of Hindemith’s sonatas for violin and...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2013
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No 1. Piano Trio
This is a delectable way into Fauré’s chamber music should it be unfamiliar territory. The First Piano Quartet is Fauré...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 12/2013
ELGAR; SAWYERS Violin Sonatas
Philip Sawyers is a professional violinist and teacher who for 20 years played with the orchestra of the Royal Opera...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/2013
CORELLI Stravaganza: Sonatas
As prelude and postlude to their disc of Corelli trio sonatas, Stravaganza have included two pieces by Giovanni Battista Reali,...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 12/2013
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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