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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DVOŘÁK Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Op.104
Dvořák wrote his masterly Cello Concerto in 1894-95, at the end of his American period, during which he was director...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 05/2012
DVOŘÁK Symphony No 9 'From the New World'
When it comes to conducting Dvořák, José Serebrier isn’t afraid to get mud on his boots: he’s out there in...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2012
BRUCKNER Symphony No 9
If you can take the opening of the third-movement Adagio, you’ll likely appreciate the rest. Up swoop the strings, then...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2012
BRUCKNER Symphony No 1
In reviewing Mario Venzago’s coupling of Bruckner’s Fourth and Seventh symphonies (11/11), I found the brightened textures revealing and not...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2012
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
The way in which Robin Ticciati paces the Symphonie fantastique lends it powerful impetus. Keeping his big guns in reserve,...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 05/2012
BERIO Rendering BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata No 1 MAHLER Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit
Renderings of Rendering (by Chailly and Eschenbach, among others) have emphasised the dislocation and distance between Schubert and Berio. Unfamiliarity...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 05/2012
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 9 'Choral'
The opening is transparent, the triplet semiquavers on second violins and cellos pianissimo but definite. Rhythmic snatches from first violins...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 05/2012
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
The idea of pairing the Beethoven Concerto with Fritz Kreisler’s music is a fine one; Kreisler was, after all, a...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 05/2012
ADÈS In Seven Days NANCARROW Study for Player Piano 6 & 7
The London Sinfonietta’s new association with Signum Classics continues with the first recording of Thomas Adès’s In Seven Days. Described...
Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 05/2012
Journey
Di Xiao is a young Chinese pianist whose disc entitled ‘Journey’ ranges far and wide through a ‘those she loves’...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 05/2012
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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