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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SAINT-SAËNS Complete Piano Works, Vol 3 – Character Pieces
Once, if briefly, known as the French Mozart, Saint-Saëns possessed a legendary facility, claiming he composed music ‘as an apple...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2012
RACHMANINOV Piano Sonatas Nos 1, Op 28 & No 2, Op 36
If, like me, you feel that Rachmaninov’s First Sonata doesn’t quite stack up, Nikolai Lugansky’s account may just cause you...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2012
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition (piano)
Two new recordings of Pictures at an Exhibition offer differing perspectives of Mussorgsky’s frequently traipsed gallery. Generally Bilin´ska favours fast...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2012
KURTAG Signs, Games and Messages LIGETI Solo Viola Sonata
Hindemith is the viola composer par excellence for the 20th century but others took up the mantle, not least in...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2012
MARENZIO Primo libro di madrigali
La Compagnia del Madrigale is a new ensemble initiated by Rossana Bertini (soprano), Giuseppe Maletto (tenor) and Daniele Carnovich (bass),...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 10/2013
Charles Koechlin: Magicien Orchestrateur
This is the 12th volume in Hänssler Classic’s estimable series devoted to Charles Koechlin, the sixth involving Holliger as conductor....
Reviewed in issue 10/2012
SUK Asrael Symphony BRITTEN Sinfonia de Requiem
A cursory glance at the timings might suggest that Ji∑í Bělohlávek’s wonderfully unforced view of Suk’s towering Asrael has changed...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/2012
SMETANA Má Vlast
The double significance of this rather special Má vlast is that it marks both the 200th anniversary of the Prague...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 10/2012
SERVAIS Cello Concertos
François Servais (1807-66) was an outstanding cellist and, like every virtuoso of his time, composed a large part of his...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 10/2012
SCHUBERT Symphonies Nos 3 & 7
If you like your early Schubert lean of tone and impetuous of spirit, you should enjoy the Potsdam Kammerakademie in...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 10/2012
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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