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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ALBÉNIZ Iberia
No sooner had I completed a Gramophone Collection on Iberia (6/12), finally celebrating the stature of four Spanish pianists in...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/2012
Variations for Judith
To pay tribute to ex-Spitafields Festival director Judith Serota, 11 composers each contributed a short ‘reflection’ based on JS Bach’s...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 11/2012
Spanish Nights
In his booklet-note, legendary classical guitarist Pepe Romero, member of that great ‘first’ family of guitarists The Romeros, tells of...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 11/2012
Nelson Freire: Brasileiro
Nelson Freire, imperceptibly assuming the mantle of the piano’s elder statesman, is now in his late sixties. There are few...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2012
Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall
It so happened that I set about reviewing this DVD during the first week of the Paralympics. The sight of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2012
SPOHR Piano Sonata, Op 125 ONSLOW Piano Sonata, Op 2
Spohr’s symphonies – all recorded by Howard Shelley, incidentally, in his alter ego as conductor – Nonet, Octet and clarinet...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2012
HAYDN Piano Sonatas Vol 4
Christa Landon’s numbering of the sonatas to 62 in the Wiener Urtext edition is followed, though Georg Feder (The New...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 11/2012
FRANÇAIX Music for Piano, Piano Duet & Two Pianos
Martin Jones is one of Britain’s most-recorded pianist, with complete sets of Mendelssohn and Brahms (to name but two) offset...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/2012
JS BACH The French Suites
Andrea Bacchetti takes an unashamedly pianistic approach to Bach – and there’s nothing wrong with that. Thus he’s not afraid...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 11/2012
Silfra
‘Silfra’, described in Hilary Hahn and Volker Bertelmann’s booklet-notes as ‘the culmination of a two-year exploratory improvisation project’, serves up...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark 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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