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...
Void may seem an unappetising title for a work of art, evoking the biblical phrase about the newly created earth...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 01/2023
Cláudio Santoro’s music always seems to grab the listener by the throat. He had such an instinct for gesture that,...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 01/2023
The first instalments of this ‘Next Generation Mozart Soloists’ project, sponsored by the Orpheum Foundation of Switzerland, showcased ‘six big...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023
‘The most prolific female composer of the 19th century’ – it’s an achievement of sorts, but Emilie Mayer (1812-83) deserves...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023
Here we have it – a new mix of the ‘homecoming’ for Langgaard’s epic Symphony No 1, as broadcast from...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2023
Whether as enhancement or alternative to Earth’s longer-term future, the exploration of space has never seemed as determined as now....
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2023
Writing in this year’s Awards issue, Richard Whitehouse hailed La terra impareggiabile as ‘maybe not a song-cycle, but surely a...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2023
Telekinesis is the ability to move or shape objects from a distance using mental power rather than physical means. It’s...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2023
Anne-Sophie Mutter was not quite 20 when she recorded Brahms’s Double Concerto with cellist Antonio Meneses, Herbert von Karajan and...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 01/2023
The Overture gets this new studio Egmont off to the most promising of starts. The strings of the Munich Radio...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023
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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