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 seems that Fiocco’s Lamentations have never before been presented in their entirety, but this recording adds recently discovered alternative...
Reviewed in issue 02/2023
The 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death is the rallying cry British early music groups have all been waiting for,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 02/2023
Despite its saccharine title, this concise programme of Bach’s most famous soprano cantatas reveals Amanda Forsythe to be a highly...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 02/2023
The organists featured on this handsomely presented two-disc set take us back to the days when organ recitals had audiences...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023
Shostakovich’s pianistic magnum opus continues to grow in stature, both musically and ethically. Each encounter reveals new facets of its...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 02/2023
The Swiss pianist Fabrizio Chiovetta has amassed an impressive discography on the Claves, Palexa and Aparté labels over the past...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 02/2023
I much enjoyed the finesse of William Youn’s playing in his first volume of Schubert (A/20) and now we reach...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2023
The Royal Academy of Music in London celebrated its bicentenary last year. Among the initiatives to mark this milestone was...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023
If you want to hear ‘Ondine’ from Gaspard de la nuit sound like Rachmaninov rather than Ravel, consider Oleg Marshev’s...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2023
In the evolution of the piano étude, Moscheles’s set of 24 studies in all the major and minor keys provides...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2023
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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