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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Sarah Bob: Nobody Move
Curated by Sarah Bob, the New Gallery Concert Series has been combining new music and visuals for the edification of...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2020
Lucy Parham: I, Clara
Clara Schumann knew a thing or two about multitasking. As the mother of eight children by her husband Robert, she...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 01/2020
Nelson Freire: Encores
The idea of a studio disc of encores is a little odd, given that the essence of the genre is...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 01/2020
Arthur Ancelle & Ludmila Berlinskaya: B Like Britain
The first thing to note about this intriguing disc is the eye-catching cover: the two pianists pictured in front of...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 01/2020
American Rage: Copland, Rzewski, Wolfe (Conrad Tao)
The social and political issues informing the works and the programming concept of Conrad Tao’s latest release, ‘American Rage’, are...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2020
WEINBERG Complete Sonatas for Solo Cello (Marina Tarasova)
The four sonatas for solo cello are the most immediately captivating of the series of 12 for solo string instruments...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 01/2020
STEVENSON Piano Music, Vol 2 (Kenneth Hamilton)
Ronald Stevenson’s keyboard aesthetic mirrored his role models Ferruccio Busoni and Percy Grainger in several respects. One is that Stevenson...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 01/2020
SILVESTROV Melodies of Silence (Tomasz Kamieniak)
Valentin Silvestrov’s output of piano miniatures during 2003 17 has often been remarked on while being easily misunderstood. Begun seemingly...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2020
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonatas Nos 3, 8 & 9 (Freddy Kempf)
Freddy Kempf’s previous instalment of solo Prokofiev (with Sonatas Nos 1, 6 and 7 and some early works) in 2003...
Reviewed by Michelle Assay in issue: 01/2020
Simon Trpceski: Tales from Russia
One doesn’t necessarily have to know the plots or subtexts attached to these ‘Tales from Russia’ to appreciate their musical...
Reviewed by Jed Distler 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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