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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FALL Die Dollarprinzessin (Schirmer)
When Leo Fall’s Die Dollarprinzessin opened in Vienna in November 1907, one critic concluded that Fall ‘was almost too refined...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 02/2020
BEETHOVEN Leonore (Jacobs)
We recall that Fidelio was first given as Leonore – in Vienna in November 1805, in three acts – before...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 02/2020
The Soldier: From Severn to Somme
A year after Ian Bostridge’s ‘Requiem: The Pity of War’ (11/18), here comes another British singer with a moving commemorative...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 01/2020
Music for Milan Cathedral
This disc celebrates and contextualises the music of Hermann Matthias Werrecore (c1500-c1574), maestro di cappella of Milan Cathedral for nearly...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 01/2020
Elsa Dreisig: Morgen
Elsa Dreisig’s striking debut album presented images of operatic characters (‘Miroir(s)’, 12/18). The French-Danish soprano, pianist Jonathan Ware and the...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 02/2020
Long Time Ago (Adèle Charvet, Susan Manoff)
‘An interior musical vibration invoking roots, emotions, passion, poetry and play, challenging the imprint of time, without denying its existence’,...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2020
Like to the Lark
This is a highly attractive and innovative programme of a cappella choral music which also makes use of solo instruments....
Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 01/2020
VIVALDI Juditha Triumphans (Savall)
The ostentatious musical charms and theatricality of Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie (1716) are served vividly in this live concert...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 02/2020
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder (Prégardien)
It’s been 25 years since Christoph Prégardien and Andreas Staier presented Dichterliebe as part of an album dedicated to Heine...
Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 01/2020
RORE Missa Vivat Felix Hercules. Motets
Rore’s Missa Praeter rerum seriem, which conceals a hidden tribute to his patron, Ercole II d’Este, has been recorded several...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 01/2020
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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