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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COKE Cello Sonatas
All three sonatas on this typically enterprising Lyrita anthology date from the years 1936 to 1941 – an especially fecund...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2020
BRAHMS Violin Sonatas Vol 2 (Ulf Wallin)
The black-and-white publicity photos in the CD booklet show two quite severe-looking musicians (the pianist seems to be glowering), a...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 02/2020
BEETHOVEN String Quintets Opp 29 & 104. Fugue op 137
It’s perhaps not surprising that Beethoven’s string quintets feature less highly in his output than do similar works by Mozart...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2020
BEETHOVEN Septet REICHA Grande Symphonie No 1
Two sestercentennial composers are celebrated here: one with an early chamber work that barely wants for recordings, the other with...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2020
BARTÓK; KORNGOLD Piano Quintets (Goldner Quartet)
In an interesting note for this valuable if somewhat uneven coupling, Ben Winters makes the point that ‘both quintets were...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 01/2020
BACH; HANDEL 'An imaginary meeting'
As its name suggests, ‘An Imaginary Meeting’ musically enacts one of the greatest missed opportunities in musical history – a...
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 02/2020
JS BACH 6 Flute Sonatas (Michala Petri)
Mahan Esfahani is characteristically pugnacious in his defence of these six works, in terms of their quality and authenticity, and...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2020
David Childs: The Symphonic Euphonium II
Vaughan Williams wrote his Concerto in F minor for bass tuba and orchestra for Philip Catelinet, who gave the premiere...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 02/2020
The Godfather: Masters of the German & Italian Baroque
Who’s the one demanding respect here? Well, it’s Telemann, who stood at the font for Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. But...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 01/2020
Emmanuel Pahud: Dreamtime
This album’s title, ‘Dreamtime’, suggests a programme of quiet listening – a slew of soothing adagios, perhaps – but it’s...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton 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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