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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MOZART Seraglio
It could be years before we see a light-hearted production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail again. While relations between...
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 05/2012
MASSENET Don Quichotte
Don Quichotte was the fourth opera commissioned from Massenet by Raoul Gunsbourg, director of the Monte Carlo Opéra. The title-role...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 05/2012
HEGGIE Dead Man Walking
The next logical step for Jake Heggie’s hit opera Dead Man Walking would seem to be a DVD. In its...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 05/2012
Slavic Heroes
Regardless of one’s admiration for Mariusz Kwiecien´’s singing on this disc, the programming fills a valuable niche: the smartly chosen...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 03/2012
Pure Diva
Australian ears might apprehend this disc with less puzzlement. The iconic significance of Joan Hammond is more obvious to those...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 03/2012
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Despite his bizarre fears about stage directors (see Gramophone, A/11), Marek Janowski is no slouch when it comes to imparting...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 03/2012
VERDI La forza del destino
Is La forza del destino Verdi’s best shot at Il re Lear? A grand-opera update of late Donizetti and Bellini...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 03/2012
TELEMANN Opera Arias
The quietly progressing Telemann renaissance means that nowadays admirers are quick to praise the finesse of his best instrumental compositions...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 03/2012
STRAVINSKY The Rake's Progress
Students of art history have almost as much reason to thank Glyndebourne for this DVD as opera lovers. A video...
Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 03/2013
LULLY Atys
Hard on the heels of Armide (10/11) comes this equally splendid DVD of Atys. How the production came about makes...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 03/2012
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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