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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DONIZETTI Marino Faliero
A tour of the ducal palace is more or less obligatory for anyone visiting Venice for the first time. In...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 04/2012
C(H)OEURS: Choirs/Hearts: A Contemporary Ballet
The punning French title (both ‘hearts’ and ‘chorus’) introduces an abstract dance piece about the voice of The People in...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2013
Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner
Turn immediately to the Tannhäuser excerpt. Mighty tents are already pitched on this summit of early Wagnerian arioso – Melchior...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2013
WAGNER Die Walküre
This new set, the first of a planned Ring that is being assembled from live concert performances, boasts a promising...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 05/2013
MOZART Lucio Silla
Premiered in Milan on December 26, 1772, Mozart’s second theatrical triumph is opera at its most imposingly seria. As one...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 05/2013
LALO Fiesque
Admirers of Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys must sometimes wonder what happened to Fiesque, his first and only other completed opera....
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 05/2013
JANÁČEK Jenufa
Few familiar names are found among the singers and creative team that brought about this distinctive, modern-dress Jen≤fa at Malmö...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 05/2013
GLUCK Iphigénie en Aulide. Iphigénie en Tauride
Composed for the Paris Opéra in 1774 and 1779 respectively, Gluck’s Iphigénie operas make a good pair. Practical considerations mean...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 05/2013
BENJAMIN Written On Skin
‘Strange’ is a word that recurs in the notes provided by George Benjamin and Martin Crimp for this recording of...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 05/2013
Romantic Arias
The baritone and his delightfully Goethean-named producer Wilhelm Meister stick strictly to the historical definition of the disc’s title, ‘Romantic...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 03/2013
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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