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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Sarah Aristidou: Æther
'We may not be able to change the world, but we can change our relationship to it, starting with our...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2022
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Sadko (Zangiev)
When an opera is deconstructed – when it is given a new story, and the sets disassembled on stage –...
Reviewed by Marina Frolova-Walker in issue: 01/2022
MOZART Mitridate, re di Ponto (Minkowski)
For an opera that was not revived after its initial performances until the 1970s, Mitridate has done surprisingly well on...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 01/2022
HOLTEN Schlagt Sie Tot! (Ringborg)
The subject of Schlagt sie tot! (2018) is Martin Luther, viewed through the personal and political aftermath of his nailing...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2022
HENZE Das verratene Meer (Young)
The sailor who fell from grace with the sea made pretty shocking reading for this listener as a teenager, prompted...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2022
Handel’s Unsung Heroes
Handel loved to pit the voice against one or more solo instruments, whether in a spirit of competitive sparring or...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 01/2022
FRANCK Hulda (Bollon)
Fabrice Bollon and his Freiburg forces have done much of late to re-examine the lesser-known operatic repertory, with a distinguished...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2022
DVORÁK Rusalka (Bolton)
I first watched Christof Loy’s new production of Rusalka when it was streamed live from the Teatro Real in November...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 01/2022
BARRY Alice's Adventures Under Ground
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has provided inspiration for many composers with varying degrees of success over the years, yet Lewis...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2022
Monteverdi & Friends: Vespro da Camera
This all-Venetian ‘chamber vespers’ places three Monteverdi pieces within psalms, motets, sonatas and a canticle by the composer’s collegial circle...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 01/2022
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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