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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Bor Zuljan: Il liuto del principe
Is Bor Zuljan tackling yet another melancholic genius? Almost. Where the Slovenian lutenist’s debut solo recording was devoted exclusively to...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 08/2022
L'aimable. Une journée avec Louis XV (Céline Frisch)
Céline Frisch explores the work of Couperin’s contemporaries and successors in this amusing programme, ‘L’aimable’, constructed around the conceit of...
Reviewed by Philip Kennicott in issue: 08/2022
VINE Complete Piano Sonatas (Xiaoya Liu)
The ‘world premiere’ description on this album’s cover is slightly deceiving. Carl Vine’s four piano sonatas do indeed appear together...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2022
SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas, D959 & D960 (Dong Hyek Lim)
Dong Hyek Lim’s Schubert is pianistically proficient, if not consistently enlivening from a musical standpoint. In the A major opening...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 08/2022
HAHN Poèmes & Valses (Pavel Kolesnikov)
Writing to one of his contemporary champions, the Venezuelan-born Frenchman Reynaldo Hahn admitted that he valued the other arts as...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 08/2022
GRIEG Lyric Pieces, Vol 1 (Peter Donohoe)
In this first of what will apparently be two volumes of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Peter Donohoe digs deep into this...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2022
DOWLAND 'Lessons' (Jonas Nordberg)
Jonas Nordberg writes in a brief booklet note of ‘the rich mix of melancholy, joy and beauty’ that is John...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 08/2022
Fondation Gautier Capuçon présente Kim Bernard: Chopin, Ravel, Debussy
French cellist Gautier Capuçon has established a foundation in his name with the goal of aiding young musicians early in...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 08/2022
Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol 7
Louis Lortie’s Chopin odyssey continues with the judicious ordering of groups of mazurkas interspersed with some of the stand-alone solos....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 08/2022
JS BACH Suites for Solo Cello (Marina Tarasova)
This is not a recording for the faint-hearted. Anyone expecting soothing, bubble-bath arpeggiations from the Prelude of the First Suite...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 08/2022
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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