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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SCHUMANN Piano Quintet. Piano Quartet (Mortensen, Engegård Quartet)
CD artwork can be terribly generic. Yes, these are Norwegian artists on a Norwegian label, and the moody monochrome seascape...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 04/2020
HANDEL Works For Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord (Ibrahim Aziz)
It’s the non-Handel works and the music not originally for viola da gamba that are particularly interesting on this new...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 05/2020
GRIEG Violin Sonatas (Elena Urioste)
Grieg’s violin sonatas still seem to get a raw deal on disc. And yet, as the composer himself said, ‘these...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 05/2020
GOULD; GULDA String Quartets
This disc is a real find. Glenn Gould and Friedrich Gulda are still familiar names as performers of the first...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 05/2020
FINE Five for Five
Michael Fine may not be familiar to many as a composer but for three decades he worked very successfully as...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 05/2020
ENESCU; MENDELSSOHN Octets (Gringolts Quartet & Meta4)
When it comes to choosing a recommendable version of Enescu’s fiery and tightly argued Octet, a work written in 1900...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2020
BRAHMS Sonatas Opp 78 & 12 (Wallfisch & York)
It’s not certain who arranged Brahms’s First Violin Sonata for cello, but I’d bet it wasn’t the composer. As the...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 04/2020
BEETHOVEN String Quartets (Kuss Quartet)
These 2019 live performances originate from an annual event at Tokyo’s acoustically accommodating Suntory Hall which, as part of its...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 05/2020
BACEWICZ Chamber Music
An unqualified good news story in recent years has been the steady increase in recordings of the music of Grażyna...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 05/2020
Chineke! Spark Catchers
Chineke! are more than just a (first-rate) orchestra showcasing the talents of black and minority ethnic (BME) musicians – their...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards 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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