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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CHOPIN Ballads & Impromptus (Charles Richard-Hamelin)
The four Ballades are frequently programmed together on record, the four Impromptus less so and, though it is not my...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2020
Seong-Jin Cho: The Wanderer
Apparently everything needs a title these days. Superficially ‘The Wanderer’ might appear to relate rather more closely to the Schubert...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2020
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Op 31 (Andreas Staier)
The greatest crisis of Beethoven’s life came in 1802, and was expressed in his heartfelt Heiligenstadt Testament. But he was...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2020
JS BACH Harpsichord Works (Vinikour)
The American harpsichordist Jory Vinikour has been working his way through the core repertoire for his instrument – the complete...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2020
JS BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 (Schiff)
András Schiff’s penchant for cyclical programming started to reach Busonian proportions in the 21st century’s first decade, and hasn’t let...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 05/2020
Two Lutes with Grace (Marc Lewon, Paul Kieffer)
As Marc Lewon says in his note, the lute duet is the most easily documented ensemble from the 15th century;...
Reviewed by David Fallows in issue: 04/2020
Phoenix Piano Trio: The Leipzig Circle
It’s interesting to see what can be achieved with a little bit of imaginative programming. It’s not too much of...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 05/2020
Oberon Trio: Duality
Haydn’s D minor Trio begins with a stunning set of double variations alternating minor and major modes, ascending and descending...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 05/2020
Paul Tortelier: RIAS Recordings
What we have here, to quote Rüdiger Albrecht’s comprehensive booklet note, are first-release recordings ‘made in 1949, 1962 and 1964...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 04/2020
WEIGL String Quartets Nos 7 & 8 (Thomas Christian Ensemble)
Thomas Christian’s ensemble is well placed to broaden and deepen our understanding of an overlooked Viennese contemporary of Schoenberg. I...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 05/2020
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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