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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R CLARKE 'Sempiternam'
This release collects 30 years’ worth of choral music by one of Ireland’s most cherished composers and teachers. It is...
Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 05/2022
SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas D664, 769a & 894 (Stephen Hough)
To use Stephen Hough’s own words from his previous Schubert recording for Hyperion (6/99), the ‘communion of hearts’ between the...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 05/2022
HANDEL Winged Hands: The Eight Great Suites & Overtures (Francesco Corti)
Francesco Corti’s discography as a solo harpsichordist is not long, essentially consisting of two Bach releases – the Partitas some...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2022
JS BACH Goldberg Variations (Klára Würtz)
Hungarian-born Klára Würtz is a matured child prodigy with a difference: her pianism sidesteps overt display or affectedness in favour...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2022
JS BACH The Complete Works For Keyboard, Vol. 6 (Benjamin Alard)
Volume 6 in Benjamin Alard’s cycle covering JS Bach’s complete keyboard output brings us The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. It’s...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2022
Mozart Momentum - 1786
I was lucky enough to review the first volume of ‘Mozart Momentum’ (6/21) and this second one, centred around 1786,...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2022
BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations (Mitsuko Uchida)
Has Diabelli’s innocent theme ever been given such a sharp profile, I wonder? The grace notes are fractionally elongated, so...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 05/2022
ElectroResonance
This programme of interactive electronic music by composer-improvisers Jane Rigler, Curtis Bahn and Thomas Ciufo was recorded live on a...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 04/2022
Collected Works of Beth Mehocic
The title of this disc is misleading. Beth Mehocic (1953-2022) composed a good deal more than the six works collated...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 04/2022
LYN A Point on a Slow Curve
It took Dana Lyn eight years to create what might be described as a musical diorama accompanying the process by...
Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 04/2022
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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