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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WILBY An English Passion According to Saint Matthew
This is a truly important release, all premiere recordings of works composed between 2014 and 2019 by a master craftsman....
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 05/2022
SCHÜTZ Historia Nativitatis. David et Salomon
Geoffroy Jourdain and Les Cris de Paris apply their communicative extroversion to Schütz’s settings of texts from the Psalms of...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 05/2022
RACHMANINOV Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (Excerpts. Putniņš)
While Rachmaninov’s setting of the (Eucharistic) Liturgy is not as well known as his Vigil (the so-called Vespers) – with...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 05/2022
MACONCHY; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Songs, Vol 1 (James Geer)
A stimulating release, this, particularly valuable for its focus on the neglected song output of one of Vaughan Williams’s most...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2022
LIGETI; KODÁLY Lux Aeterna
The works presented here by Kodály are folk inspired, and culminate in a superb rendition of Mátra Pictures. Kodály’s work...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 05/2022
FRANCK Complete Songs and Duets
Bru Zane’s first contribution to this year’s Franck bicentenary is this fine survey of his songs, a form with which,...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 05/2022
Magdalena Hoffman: Nightscapes for Harp
When my daughter was four or five and having trouble falling asleep, I slipped a lovely Telarc CD by harpist...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 05/2022
Ruth Slenczynska: My Life In Music
Last year I was lucky enough to review the wonderful DG Eloquence set of Ruth Slenczynska’s ‘Complete American Decca Recordings’...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2022
Daniel Barenboim: Encores
Far be it from me to be a party pooper, but my first reaction on seeing the running order of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2022
Rebecca Omordia: African Pianism
For her fascinating new Somm release, ‘African Pianism’, Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebecca Omordia has chosen music from three Nigerian composers, Ayo...
Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 05/2022
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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