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...
One of the most engaging qualities of the Van Baerle Trio’s Beethoven cycle has been its feeling of intimacy –...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 03/2020
Mozart proclaimed the wind-and-piano quintet of 1784 his favourite among all his works, and the young Beethoven clearly modelled his...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 03/2020
This wonderful disc transports the counterpoint of Johann Sebastian Bach from the solitary universe of the keyboardist’s fingertips – and...
Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 03/2020
Before conducting Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony in December 2019, Zubin Mehta put his finger on the ‘unbelievable flexibility’ of the modern...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 03/2020
Three of the works on this superbly performed and recorded CD are purely orchestral and could be described as tone...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2020
By no means synonymous with new music, Andris Nelsons has yet maintained the Boston Symphony’s illustrious track record for commissions...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 03/2020
That Heinz Winbeck (1946-2019) was relatively unknown outside his native Germany only confirms the lack of recognition accorded Austro-German symphonism...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 03/2020
If Ottavio Dantone and his Accademia Bizantina aren’t already ringing bells of recognition in your heads for the many fine...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 03/2020
Following Daniel Lozakovich’s acclaimed DG debut (8/18), this Tchaikovsky album brings his artistry into sharper focus. The Concerto was recorded...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 03/2020
This Sibelius Fourth reminded me of the reaction to the symphony’s first performance in April 1911 from the critic Bis,...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 03/2020
Rare and revelatory, these archival releases span a century of recording history – from the...
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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