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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On the Nature of Electricity and Acoustics
Folk reel to tape reel, ‘On the Nature of Electricity & Acoustics’ charts 35 years of Irish electro-acoustic music, from...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 07/2013
Nadia Sirota: Baroque
With a CV that takes in such new music luminaries as the chamber group Alarm Will Sound and the bands...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 07/2013
SCHNITTKE Piano Quartet. String Trio. Piano Quintet
Soon enough we sail towards the familiar, motoric minor-toned triads, curiously reminiscent of Philip Glass but actually Old Europe: Schubert,...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: 07/2013
MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonatas Opp 45 & 58
A few months ago I reviewed two new discs of Mendelssohn’s cello music (12/12). Ultimately, neither Luca Fiorentini (Brilliant Classics)...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 07/2013
KISSINE Between Two Waves. Duo. Barcarola
Like Giya Kancheli, his stablemate at ECM, Victor Kissine now lives and works in Belgium, in his case since 1990....
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 07/2013
HIGDON An Exaltation of Larks. Scenes from the Poet's Dreams. Light Refracted
In terms of her profile in the UK, Jennifer Higdon is best known for such high-octane pieces as the Percussion...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 07/2013
SCHUBERT String Quartet No 14 GRIEG String Quartet Op 2
In a booklet-note for this elegant release, Øystein Sonstad, the Quartet’s cellist, argues for Schubert’s D810 being the inspiration behind...
Reviewed in issue 07/2013
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No 12 SMETANA String Quartet No 1
Years ago I was gently castigated by a colleague for bemoaning the abundance of Beethoven symphony recordings at a time...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 07/2013
CORP String Quartet No 3. The Yellow Wallpaper. Clarinet Quintet
Ronald Corp’s first two string quartets appeared on Naxos in 2011, played by the Maggini Quartet. The first item on...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 07/2013
BOWEN Complete works for Violin and Piano
We can thank Danny Driver for researching and devising this latest addition to Hyperion’s absorbing York Bowen series. The programme...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 07/2013
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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