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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HILLBORG Eleven Gates
With each passing year, Anders Hillborg’s international reputation grows apace. Listeners in the UK may recall a series of high-profile...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2012
FALLA Noches en los jardines de Espana
This is a disc to lift the spirits. Whether the music is sultry, strenuous or sunny, Javier Perianes plays with...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 01/2012
DEBUSSY Orchestral Wks Vol 7
For my money, there is every good reason for Debussy’s Fantaisie for piano and orchestra to establish more of a...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 01/2012
BEETHOVEN Complete wks for piano and orchestra
Unlike a certain Italian maestro’s Beethoven symphony cycle (Decca, A/11), this new set of concertos has appeared with relatively little...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 01/2012
JS BACH Sinfonias, Sonatas and Concertos
It’s hard to imagine an eminent Baroque ensemble more temperamentally suited to the esprit of Bach’s four orchestral essays than...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 01/2012
CPE BACH Cello Concerto No 2 TELEMANN Overture
On December 7, 1960, a repetiteur-turned-conductor who had only recently started to use the family name gave his first high-profile...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue:
This Christmas Night: Contemporary Carols
The vast majority of Christmas carol CDs spend most of their playing careers providing seasonal atmosphere. Critical listening is not...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 12/2012
Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on the Lord's Prayer
Built upon the individual verses of the Lord’s Prayer and beginning and ending in plainchant, this enterprising collection by the...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/2012
La fiesta de Pascua en Piazza Navona
This project takes as its basis a Roman Easter procession in and around the Piazza Navona from the church of...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 12/2012
Deo gracias Anglia!
This seems to be the first CD devoted entirely to the glorious repertory of English carols from the early 15th...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 12/2012
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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