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...
It comes as a shock to realise how few commercial recordings the Partridges, brother and sister, made together. Once upon...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 08/2023
Alma Mahler’s small output has provoked strong disagreement among listeners. The debate is no doubt exacerbated both by her controversial...
Reviewed by Peter J Rabinowitz in issue: 08/2023
This new set of Coleridge-Taylor’s choral pieces on a smaller scale is a welcome addition to the catalogue for several...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 08/2023
Well, what a find – or set of finds, I should say. This fascinating programme, recorded in a warm church...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 08/2023
I wish more artists would mix solo and orchestral repertoire like this. It makes for a delightful programme that will...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2023
From a critical point of view, barring the opportunity to hear an artist publicly, often after the appearance of a...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2023
Nikita Lukinov, a young Russian pianist who teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, has chosen an all-Russian programme for...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2023
Vingt Regards will be 80 next year, and it remains one of the most daunting edifices of solo piano music....
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 08/2023
I first became aware of the Russian-born UK-based pianist Dina Parakhina through chamber music collaborations with her violinist husband Yuri...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2023
Han Chen first appeared on my reviewer radar when he won the China International Piano Competition back in 2013, not...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2023
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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