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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NEUWIRTH Orlando (Pintscher)
Filmed during its opening run, Olga Neuwirth’s Orlando was the first full‑length opera by a female composer to be performed...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 06/2022
MOZART Così fan tutte (Mehta)
Two productions of Così fan tutte by Sven-Eric Bechtolf have already appeared on DVD: from Zurich, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 06/2022
DONIZETTI 'The Three Queens'
Sondra Radvanovsky became the first soprano to sing Donizetti’s three Tudor queens – Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Elisabetta (in...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2022
BEETHOVEN Fidelio (Pappano)
One of the most eagerly awaited productions of the 2019‑20 season at Covent Garden was this Fidelio, with Antonio Pappano...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 06/2022
A Room of Mirrors
The mirror – glass of truth or deception, revealing a twin-self or a dark double – is the intriguing theme...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 06/2022
Resurrexi!: Easter in Vienna with Mozart and the Haydn Brothers
The subtitle is misleading, as the music by Mozart and Michael Haydn here was all composed for Salzburg Cathedral and...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 06/2022
An Old Belief
What might at first glance seem like a disparate programme of medieval carols, Renaissance lute songs, Romantic motets and 20th-century...
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 06/2022
Eastertide Evensong (Nethsingha)
Andrew Nethsingha mentions in the booklet that he has clocked up an estimated 8000 Evensongs in his life. As a...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 06/2022
Anna Prohaska: Celebration of Life in Death
As musical responses to the pandemic go, this is a bold one. While today’s careful, not to say squeamish prevailing...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 06/2022
WILBYE 'Draw On Sweet Night'
It’s four decades since The Consort of Musicke devoted an entire programme to John Wilbye (L’Oiseau-Lyre, 7/82), and the title...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 06/2022
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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