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JS BACH Cantatas, Vol 49
A combination of lost works and Bach’s gradual retreat from his breathtakingly prolific cantata production in the very early Leipzig...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 12/2011
JC BACH Welt, gute Nacht
Johann Christoph Bach, the cousin of Johann Sebastian’s father, Ambrosius, has the reputation of being a musician’s composer, something of...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2011
Eileen Joyce: Complete Parlophone & Columbia Solo Recordings, 1933-45
Eileen Joyce (1912‑91) was an astonishing Australian child prodigy who was born in a tent, grew up in squalor and...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue:
RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No 1 RAVEL Miroirs. Sonatine
Given a free choice of concerto, anyone who opts for Saint-Saëns’s Fifth for the finals of a major competition is...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2011
LISZT Piano Wks
For her second recorded tribute to the Liszt year Idil Biret offers a richly inclusive programme ranging from the Etude...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2011
COUPERIN Complete Works for Harpsichord
‘I would argue that he was the greatest of the Couperins’, writes harpsichordist Richard Egarr of Louis (c1626-1661), the uncle...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 12/2011
'Five Pieces'
Graduates in visual arts and literature respectively, Natascia and Raffaella Gazzana convey no mean musical chemistry in a recital that...
Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 12/2011
STRAUSS Piano Quartet. Cello Sonata. Capriccio
Strauss’s Piano Quartet in C minor is not among his more celebrated early works, even though it won first prize...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2011
PURCELL 12 Sonatas in Three Parts, Z790-801
Purcell published his collection of a dozen trio sonatas in 1683, and in the preface remarked that he ‘faithfully endeavour’d...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2011
PIAZZOLLA Tangos and Dances
Ubiquitous as Piazzolla’s music may have become, its presentation constantly evolves, from his original or officially sanctioned instrumentations for bandoneón-led...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2011
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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