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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BRAHMS Symphonies Nos 3 & 4
There are one or two magical moments here. The most obvious wafts in for the coda of the Third Symphony’s...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2013
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 5. Symphony No 5
Is it me or are Beethoven pianists getting younger? This month I’ve had the pleasure of encountering not only Igor...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 11/2013
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No 2 PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No 3
Luxury casting and the apt, imaginative coupling of the greatest concertos by their respective composers are the ingredients for a...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2013
JS BACH Harpsichord Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 6
Most gratifying about these red-blooded performances (on a very red harpsichord) are the forthright qualities of Aapo Häkkinen’s resonant and...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 11/2013
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto Op 61 JS BACH Chaconne from BWV1004
The Chinese violinist Bin Huang does not have a compendious discography and is perhaps familiar internationally only for a programme...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 11/2013
JANÁČEK String Quartets Nos 1 & 2
There are now plenty of recorded pairings of Janá∂ek’s two string quartets, in various versions. One, on Vol 4 of...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/2013
BRITTEN Three String Quartets
Britten’s music oddly became more alive in the 1970s, after a long period of increasing solemnity following the failure of...
Reviewed by Caroline Gill in issue: 11/2013
Guardian Angel
This album could be seen as a companion to Rachel Podger’s memorable account of Bach’s solo violin music (7/99, 12/99),...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 11/2013
Menahem Pressler: Tales from Vienna
At an age when most instrumentalists have opted for a quieter life, Menahem Pressler – 90 in December – is...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 11/2013
Walter Gieseking: The Complete Homocord Recordings
APR’s lavishly presented two-disc set of Gieseking’s early recordings is a treasure trove of rarities and discoveries. And whether such...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue:
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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