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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GOMES Lo schiavo (Neschling)
Born in Brazil, Antônio Carlos Gomes was a breakthrough composer – the first non-European to score an operatic success in...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 01/2020
GLUCK Orphée et Eurydice (Pichon. Bicket)
Opera directors today seem to have difficulty in coping with Gluck’s retelling of the Orpheus legend, where – in both...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 01/2020
Song's First Cycle: Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Weber
Robin Tritschler and Malcolm Martineau explore the early history of the song-cycle in this thoughtful recital, which flanks Beethoven’s An...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 01/2020
Remember me, my dear
Once heard, never forgotten, Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble, Garbarek the Blakean serpent weaving among the angels....
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 01/2020
Nowell synge we bothe al and som: A Feast of Christmas Music in Medieval England
It seems extraordinary that this should be Gothic Voices’ first Christmas-themed album; nevertheless, it has been worth the wait to...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 01/2020
New England Choirworks
A casual listener tuning into a selection of today’s contemporary choral music may easily be led to believe that only...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2020
From Darkness into Light
A tale of two Florentine manuscripts copied by the scribe Fra Antonio Moro leads the intrepid musicologist Laurie Stras to...
Reviewed by Edward Breen in issue: 01/2020
Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles
If you’ve followed the ‘Evensong Live’ series you’ll know that the ‘live’ bit is more accurate than the ‘Evensong’ bit....
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2020
WOLFE Fire in my Mouth
Julia Wolfe’s music often draws on America’s chequered cultural and social history as subject matter for compositions which – in...
Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2020
SIBELIUS Kullervo (Lintu)
The worst possible preparation for Kullervo is, arguably, Sibelius’s later symphonies and tone poems, all of which Hannu Lintu and...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor 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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