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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The Galileo Project
New and imaginative ways of programming Baroque repertoire that was never intended for the modern concert or CD formats are...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2012
Frederick the Great: Music for the Berlin Court
The booklet-notes for this release cite the term ‘Berlin Classicism’ for the school of talented composers working at the court...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 06/2012
Arcadia Lost: Music of Vaughan Williams & Britten
A concept album which may or may not suit the dedicated collector but is certainly worth trying. Melba’s packaging includes...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2012
WAGNER Symphonies - WWV29; WWV35. Huldigungsmarsch. Kaisermarsch
After four CDs placing Henk de Vlieger’s egregious digests of the music dramas alongside other orchestral items, Neeme Järvi and...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 06/2012
VERDI Complete Ballet Music from the Operas
There have been a number of collections of the ballets that Verdi wrote for Parisian productions of his operas. Notoriously,...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 06/2012
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No 2
Both performances emanate from the final concert in Christopher Seaman’s final season (his 13th in all) as music director of...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 06/2012
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 5
Dmitri Kitaenko’s new Fifth may be a rather less wayward creature than his Manfred (A/10) but that doesn’t necessarily make...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 06/2012
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 1. Marche Slave
The opening of the symphony is a very pointed example of what makes Pletnev both intriguing and irritating. Tchaikovsky’s marking...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2012
STRAVINSKY The Firebird
‘Wastefully large’, Stravinsky notoriously came to label his original orchestration of The Firebird in the 1910 ballet recorded here, but...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 06/2012
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto Op 54
Sophie Pacini (b1991) is a protégée of Martha Argerich and it shows – not only in her front-cover portrait but...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 06/2012
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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