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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BRUCKNER Symphony No 4
Should absolute music be heard and not seen? Whether it be the presence of a Martin Freeman lookalike in the...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 04/2013
BRAHMS Symphony No 1
Two distinct ages of Brahms interpretation are represented here – and if we consider just two moments from the First...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 04/2013
BRAHMS Violin Concerto Op 77 C SCHUMANN 3 Romances Op 22
Even before Lisa Batiashvili makes her entrance, we can sense this will be an outstanding performance of the Brahms. Finely...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 04/2013
BRUCH Violin Concerto No 1 SARASATE Concert Fantasy on Carmen, Op 25
In the last decade of his life Bloch concentrated to great effect on solo and chamber music for strings. The...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 04/2013
BEETHOVEN Symphonies Nos 4 & 7
That touch of sighing desolation in the introductory Adagio of No 4 eludes Joshua Bell, ensemble too loud for pianissimo,...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 04/2013
BAX Phantasy VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Suite for Viola
Can it really be nearly a quarter of a century since Rivka Golani’s world premiere recording of Bax’s delectable Phantasy...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 04/2013
JS BACH; TELEMANN Concertos for Viola & Bassoon
Why would a viola player or a bassoonist not want to play Bach? And who with a heart would want...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 04/2013
Satie and Friends
This musical jardin à la française is dedicated to the memory of Brigitte Engerer, whose death in June last year...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue:
Ingolf Wunder: 300
Is it just a coincidence that this semi-pops recital from Ingolf Wunder features many works both closely associated with and...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 04/2013
TARTINI Sonatas for Solo Violin
After recording little-known early-19th-century violin music by Alard and Mercadante, Luigi De Filippi – a busy soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 04/2013
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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