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...
Nearly a quarter of a century since recording Britten’s three Solo Suites (Erato, 4/01) and re-recording the Cello Symphony (12/99),...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW22
As much as Biber’s Rosary (or Mystery) Sonatas of c1674 are wonderful, it does seem a shame that we only...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22
‘That bass line was meant to sound gruff! These semiquavers scatter effortlessly in the upper register.’ Pianist Jan Rautio offers...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: AW22
Longtime advocates for Gerald Barry’s music, the Fidelio Trio here for the first time set down a collection of his...
Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: AW22
Of all Igor Levit’s concept-based albums, this strikes me as the most problematic. He builds it around two substantial items,...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: AW22
Concept albums have become the new normal for today’s violin stars and at first glance ‘Recuerdos’ looks like an example...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: AW22
‘If you can’t dance it, you can’t play it’, writes Sarah Willis in the booklet note for this second instalment...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: AW22
It was inevitable – and only appropriate – that John Wilson’s reborn Sinfonia of London should celebrate their prolific past...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: AW22
Il mondo al rovescio – the world upside down. This was the original title of the Concerto in F that...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: AW22
Well, now you’ve seen the name of the composer and quickly read the titles of the music, you are here...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: AW22
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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